Dilbert Riley Bennett

16 December 1887–16 September 1942 (Age 54)
West Point, Davis, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of Dilbert Riley

When Dilbert Riley Bennett was born on 16 December 1887, in West Point, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, George Riley Bennett, was 23 and his mother, Mary Ann King, was 22. He married Katie Esther Douglas on 17 March 1908, in West Point, Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in World in 1935. He died on 16 September 1942, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in West Point Memorial Cemetery, West Point, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dilbert Riley Bennett
1887–1942
Claire Mildred Douglas
1898–1980
Marriage: 8 September 1915
Lloyd Allen Bennett
1917–1987
Delbert Sterel Bennett
1920–1974
Farlene G Bennett
1922–2013
Douglass Francis Bennett
1927–2001
George Earl Bennett
1931–2018
Ivaloo Ann Bennett
1934–1994
Norman Jay Bennett
1937–1937

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    8 September 1915Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
    Age 3
    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
    1894 · The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed.
    Age 7
    The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed. - A precursor society to FamilySearch, the GSU was organized on November 13,1894, in the Church Historian's Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
    1902 · So Much Farm Land
    Age 15
    A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the medieval personal name Benedict , from Latin Benedictus ‘blessed’. In the 12th century the Latin form of the name is found in England alongside versions derived from the Old French form Beneit, Benoit, which was common among the Normans. The surname has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.German: from a short form of the personal name Bernhard .Altered form of French Benet or Bennet or of some other similar (like-sounding) French surname. Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Bennet
    Bennitt
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    Dittus
    Benedict
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    Bennison

    Story Highlight

    BENNETT Dilbert Riley b 1887 - Memories

    Story of Dilbert Riley Bennett written by daughter, Mildred Bennett Adcock Waddell - 2012 Dilbert was second son of George Riley and Mary Ann King Bennett, bei …

    Sources (74)

    • Dilbert Riley Bennett in entry for <Unknown>, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
    • Delbert R Bennett, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
    • Dilbert R Bennett, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"

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