Philip John Bennett

Brief Life History of Philip John

When Philip John Bennett was born on 16 May 1899, in Syracuse, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, George Henry Bennett Sr, was 28 and his mother, Annie Priscilla Dawson, was 27. He married Maude M Walker on 24 September 1919, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Syracuse Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. He died on 8 February 1965, in Syracuse, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Syracuse, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Philip John Bennett
1899–1965
Maude M Walker
1902–1990
Marriage: 24 September 1919
LaFae Bennett
1924–2006
Beverly Ann Bennett
1928–2020
Reed Walker Bennett
1929–2023
Nadine Bennett
1932–2015
Sherman G Bennett
1937–2007

Sources (43)

  • Phillip G Bennett, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Phillip John Bennett, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Philip John Bennett, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941"

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1901 · The Daughters of Utah Pioneers

The Daughters of Utah Pioneers was organized by Annie Taylor Hyde after she invited a group of fifty-four women to her home to find ways to recognize names and achievements of the men, women and children who were the pioneers. They followed the lead of other national lineage societies, such as the Daughters of the American Revolution. They were legally incorporated in 1925.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

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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Phillip John Bennett

My Grandpa Bennett died when I was young and I just remember he farmed. One day when we were at Grandpa and Grandma's house, Daddy was helping Grandpa and others haul and store hay. The big hay fork h …

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