John Randle Bennett

Brief Life History of John Randle

When John Randle Bennett was born on 23 October 1865, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Joshua Bennett, was 21 and his mother, Isabella Jane Holt, was 17. He married Margaret Cahoon on 9 October 1884, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Emery, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 9 June 1948, in Deseret, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Deseret City Cemetery, Deseret, Millard, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Randle Bennett
1865–1948
Margaret Cahoon
1865–1933
Marriage: 9 October 1884
John Adelbert Bennett
1885–1965
Margaret May Bennett
1888–1956
Jerold Styles Bennett
1890–1972
Joshua Lawrence Bennett
1892–1978
Iva Spencer Bennett
1894–1917
Frank Randle Bennett
1898–1899
C Leslie Bennett
1900–1975
Blanch Bennett
1904–1904
Melvin Earl Bennett
1905–1906

Sources (31)

  • John R Bennett, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • John Randall Bennett, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • John Randle Bennett in entry for John Adelbert Bennett, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"

World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1880

Historical Boundaries: 1880: Emery, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Emery, Utah, United States

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

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.

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.

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