Brief Life History of James Parker
When James Parker Bennett was born on 10 February 1850, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, James Bennett, was 41 and his mother, Ellen Pincock, was 33. He married Mary Elizabeth Ellison on 16 February 1874, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, United States in 1865 and Davis, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 25 December 1923, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- James P Bennett, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: James Parker Bennett - Published information: birth-name: James Parker Bennett
- James Parker Bennett, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.
1878 · Bacup Natural History Society
The Bacup Natural History Society was established in 1878 in Lancashire. It holds a collection of over 4,000 photos, slides, and documents. It holds many different artifacts from military to fossils.
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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