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Ralph Waldo Bent 1898–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1898

Birth Location: Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 11 Feb 1966

Death Location: Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Mary Richard

Spouse(s): Mary Lau

Children(s): George Bent

The story of Ralph Waldo Bent began in 1898 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Ralph Waldo Bent married Mary Jane Lau, and had children including George Bent, Jane Frances Bent, Mary Katherine White. Ralph Waldo Bent passed away in 1966 in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ralph Waldo Bent began in 1898 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Ralph Waldo Bent married Mary Jane Lau, and had children including George Bent, Jane Frances Bent, Mary Katherine White.
  • Ralph Waldo Bent passed away in 1966 in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Ralph Bent's Ancestors

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Ralph Bent
1898–1966
Birth Place: Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Mary (M) Richard
1852–
Mount Pleasant, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Johannes\John\Jacob Richard
1816–1900
Nova Scotia, Canada
Margaret Corkum
1817–1897
Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
(John) Richard
1763–1838
Anna Shenkle
1786–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Reichardt
1763–1801
Anne Mullins
1763–1804
Johann Schenkel
1769–1815
Anna Weil
1760–1786

Ralph Bent's Descendants

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Ralph (Waldo) Bent (4 Jan 1898–11 Feb 1966) m. Mary (Jane) Lau (4 April 1914–11 December 1960)
  1. 1. George Bent 1943–2020

Ralph Bent's Timeline

2 Records

1898
4 Jan 1898
Birth of Ralph Waldo Bent in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1966
11 Feb 1966
Age 68
Death of Ralph Waldo Bent in Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA
Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1898
    Event Place: Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Death Records, 1864-1967
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Statesman Journal; Publication Date: 12 Feb 1966; Publication Place: Salem, Oregon, USA; ,0.49216935,0.3255197,0.68599886&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 735 Woodmansee Court SE
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Statesman Journal; Publication Date: 12 Feb 1966; Publication Place: Salem, Oregon, USA; ,0.49216935,0.3255197,0.68599886&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1966
    Event Place: Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Death Records, 1864-1967
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Statesman Journal; Publication Date: 12 Feb 1966; Publication Place: Salem, Oregon, USA; ,0.49216935,0.3255197,0.68599886&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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