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John Bennet 1768 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 May 1768

Birth Location: Fletching, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: England

Father: Thomas Bennett

Mother: Sarah Shirley

Spouse(s): Ann Welfare

Children(s): Frances Bennett

John Bennet was born in 1768 in Fletching, Sussex, England, the child of Thomas Bennett and Sarah Shirley. John Bennet married Ann Welfare, and had children including Frances (Fanny) Bennett. John Bennet passed away in 1840 in England.

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Biography

  • John Bennet was born in 1768 in Fletching, Sussex, England, the child of Thomas Bennett and Sarah Shirley.
  • John Bennet married Ann Welfare, and had children including Frances (Fanny) Bennett.
  • John Bennet passed away in 1840 in England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bennet's Ancestors

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John Bennet
1768 – 1840
Birth Place: Fletching, Sussex, England
Parents
Thomas Bennett
1716 –
Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England
Sarah Shirley
1720 – 1805
Horstead Keynes, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Bennett
1683 –
Pulborough, Sussex, England
Susannah Hammond
1683 – 1726
West Chillington, Sussex, England
Thomas Shirley
1700 – 1798
Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England
Sarah Lovett
1700 – 1774
Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Philip Bennet
1630 – 1695
Ann
1631 – 1695
Thomas (Bennett)
1664 –
Mary Ledgett
1664 –
Thomas Shirley
1661 – 1717
Hester Russell
1671 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bennet's Descendants

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John Bennet (29 May 1768 – 1840) m. Ann Welfare (2 Jun 1765 – July 1840)
  1. 1. Frances ((Fanny)) Bennett (3 May 1789 – 9 Jan 1878) m. William Gurr (30 Mar 1788 – 3 June 1872)
    1. 1. Harriet Gurr (5 Nov 1812 – 25 Apr 1895) m. Robert Wood (16 Sep 1810 – Mar 1863)
      1. 1. Thomas Wood (1844 – 19 Oct 1906) m. Mary (Fenwick) Wilson (Apr 1853 – 21 Mar 1918)
        1. 1. Margaret (Ethel) Wood (July 1878 – 1 Oct 1957)
        2. 2. Harry (Gurr) Wood (16 Aug 1882 – 16 Nov 1915)
        3. 3. Arthur Wood (abt 1884 – )
        4. 4. Isabel Redhead (2 August 1884 – 26 November 1962)
        5. 5. Phoebe Wood (23 November 1885 – 16 August 1886)
        6. 6. Emily (May) Wood (25 Mar 1890 – 15 Apr 1982)
        7. 7. Edgar (Alfred) Wood (9 Oct 1892 – 26 Aug 1918)

John Bennet's Timeline

2 Records

1768
29 May 1768
Birth of John Bennet in Fletching, Sussex, England
Fletching, Sussex, England
1840
1840
Age 72
Death of John Bennet in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 May 1768
    Event Place: Fletching, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: England

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