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James Sylvester Bennett 1847 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1847

Birth Location: Albany, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 6 Oct 1926

Death Location: Spencer, New York, USA

Father: Terence Bennett

Mother: Anna Lawles

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Rowena Bennett

Early life: James Sylvester Bennett arrived in Albany, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA in 1847, born to Terence Bennett and Anna L Lawles. James Sylvester Bennett formed a family that included Rowena E Bennett. James Sylvester Bennett concluded life in Spencer, New York, USA in 1926.

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Parents

Terence Bennett
Birth Location: Ireland
TB
Anna Lawles
1807 – 1887
Birth Location: Ireland
AL

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rowena Bennett
1878 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
RB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1848
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1184; Page: 678; Family Histor, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; Roll: 828; Page: 345a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Jul 1847
    Event Place: Albany, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; Roll: 828; Page: 345a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Cherry, Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1184; Page: 678; Family Histor

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Oct 1926
    Event Place: Spencer, New York, USA
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