Gerald Hodson Bennett

Brief Life History of Gerald Hodson

When Gerald Hodson Bennett was born on 5 December 1908, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, Frank Parker Bennett, was 21 and his mother, Elva Jane Hodson, was 22. He married Belva Mae Brandt on 23 July 1936, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 3 March 1981, in Riverside, Riverside, California, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Coachella Valley Public Cemetery, Coachella, Riverside, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gerald Hodson Bennett
1908–1981
Arnetta Burningham
1908–1992
Marriage: 9 January 1943
Richard Burningham Bennett
1939–2015

Sources (20)

  • Gerald H Bennett in household of Frank Parker Bennett, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Gerald H Bennett, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Gerald Hudson Bennett, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

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World Events (8)

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

1914

Outbreak of World War I. New Zealand commits thousands of troops to the British war effort. They suffer heavy casualties in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey in 1915.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

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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