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William Bennett 1782 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1782

Birth Location: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Canisteo, Steuben County, New York, United States of America

Father: Solomon Bennett

Mother: Sarah Bennett

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William Bennett was born in 1782 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Solomon Bennett and Sarah Rathbun Stephens Upson Bennett. William Bennett passed away in 1840 in Canisteo, Steuben County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Bennett was born in 1782 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Solomon Bennett and Sarah Rathbun Stephens Upson Bennett.
  • William Bennett passed away in 1840 in Canisteo, Steuben County, New York, United States of America.

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William Bennett's Ancestors

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William Bennett
1782 – 1840
Birth Place: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Solomon Bennett
1750 – 1823
Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Sarah (Rathbun Stephens Upson) Bennett
1758 – 1843
Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Bennett
1720 – 1796
Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA
Martha Jackson
1730 – 1800
Near Providence, R I
Capt. (Uriah F) Stephens
1730 – 1800
Canaan, Litchfield Co, CT
Mary Rathburn
1736 – 1825
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bennett
1697 – 1803
Jemima Bennet
1694 – 1761
Uriah Stephens
1708 – 1764
Sarah Stevens
1708 – 1764
Joshua Rathbun
1696 – 1779
Mary Rathbone
1704 – 1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Bennett
1670 – 1751
John Harrington
1662 – 1736
Anna (Harrington)
1667 – 1729
Thomas Stephens
1678 – 1750
Mary Hall
1677 – 1719
Richard Stevens
1679 – 1754
Sarah Stevens
1681 – 1754
John Rathbun
1655 – 1723
Valentine Wightman
1681 – 1747
Susannah Holmes
1682 – 1726

William Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1782
1782
Birth of William Bennett in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1840
1840
Age 58
Death of William Bennett in Canisteo, Steuben County, New York, United States of America
Canisteo, Steuben County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Canisteo, Steuben County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canisteo, Steuben County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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