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Dorothy May Bennett 1921–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1921

Birth Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 18 Jan 2016

Death Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Robert Bennett

Mother: Lily Whittaker

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Dorothy May Bennett was born in 1921 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Robert Alfred Bennett And Lily Whittaker. In 1938, Dorothy May Bennett resided in Arlington, Massachusetts, USA. Dorothy May Bennett married Joseph D Medeiros Jr, and had children including David J Medeiros, James P Medeiros. Dorothy May Bennett passed away in 2016 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothy May Bennett was born in 1921 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Robert Alfred Bennett And Lily Whittaker.
  • In 1938, Dorothy May Bennett resided in Arlington, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Dorothy May Bennett married Joseph D Medeiros Jr, and had children including David J Medeiros, James P Medeiros.
  • Dorothy May Bennett passed away in 2016 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Dorothy Bennett's Ancestors

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Dorothy Bennett
1921–2016
Birth Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Robert Alfred Bennett
1896–1963
Frankfort, New York, USA
Lily Whittaker
1897–1927
Pickering, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Ernest (Alfred) Bennett
1868–1951
Kent, England
Emma Bock\Boch
1866–1930
Frankfort, Herkimer, New York, USA
William Whittaker
1860–
Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Rachel (Tindsley) Gardner
1870–1952
Preston, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Bennett
1844–1928
Hester Barnes
1843–1914
Johannes Bock
1831–1895
Maria Maul
1826–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Bennett's Timeline

3 Records

1921
27 May 1921
Birth of Dorothy May Bennett in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1938
1938
Age 17
Dorothy May Bennett resided here in Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
2016
18 Jan 2016
Age 95
Death of Dorothy May Bennett in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1921
    Event Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Arlington High School; Year: 1938
    [2] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 8 Jan 2020; Publication Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Arlington High School; Year: 1938

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Bedford
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 8 Jan 2020; Publication Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 2016
    Event Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 8 Jan 2020; Publication Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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