Charles Henry Bement

22 November 1847–20 February 1903 (Age 55)
Mishawaka, Penn Township, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

The Life Summary of Charles Henry

When Charles Henry Bement was born on 22 November 1847, in Mishawaka, Penn Township, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States, his father, Bingham Bement, was 30 and his mother, Melissa Russell, was 30. He married Margaret Annie Prows on 21 October 1885, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. He died on 20 February 1903, in Kanosh, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Kanosh Cemetery, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Henry Bement
1847–1903
Margaret Annie Prows
1869–1946
Marriage: 21 October 1885
Herman Charles Bement
1891–1955
Seymour Guy Bement
1893–1949
Norma Bement
1896–1896
Melissa Ann Bement
1897–1897
Myrl Bement
1900–1901
Henry Allen Bement
1903–1981

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 October 1885Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (4)

    World Events (8)

    1851 · Constitution of 1851
    Age 4
    Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
    1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
    Age 10
    The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
    1863
    Age 16
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    Name Meaning

    English (Cambridgeshire): variant of Beaumont . This surname is now rare in Britain.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Beaumont

    Story Highlight

    Genealogy Report: Descendants of John Beaumont (updated November 2000)

    Genealogy Report: Descendants of John Beaumont (updated November 2000) http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/e/m/Dennis-G-BeMent/GENE20-0041.html 310.BINGHAM7 BEMENT (SILAS6, SAMUEL5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JO …

    Sources (28)

    • C H Bement in entry for Henry Allen Bement, "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915"
    • Charles Bement in household of Bingham Bement, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Charles Benment in entry for Henry Allen Benment and Martina M Groen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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