Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Bennett was born on 3 January 1848, in Connahs Quay, Flintshire, Wales, his father, John Bennett, was 25 and his mother, Jane Roberts, was 23. He married Elizabeth Jane Wood on 2 March 1877, in St. George Utah Temple, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Clear Lake, Millard, Utah, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1867. In 1929, at the age of 81, his occupation is listed as farmer. He died on 9 March 1929, in Holden, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Holden Cemetery, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States.
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- Edward Bennett, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Edward Bennett, "Utah, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, 1847-1868" Birth Record.
- Edward Bennett, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Millard, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
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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Biography of Edward BENNETT
Edward Bennett and Elizabeth Jane Wood Bennett Edward Bennett was born 3 January 1848 in Connahs Quay, Flintshire, North Wales, the son of John and Jane Roberts Bennett. When five years of age …
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