Henry Bennetts

Henry Bennetts

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Henry Bennetts_screenshot from news article*Age 43
*Born in England circa 1874
*Immigrated to the United States circa 1881
*Married with 6 children
*Resided at 141 Missoula Ave, Centerville
*Buried in the plot for the Unidentified Dead at Mountain View Cemetery in Butte,
with a marker in the family plot at Mount Moriah Cemetery

Henry Bennetts was born in England in about 18741. His parents were Henry and Mary Bennetts.2

After immigrating to America in about 18813, Henry married Elizabeth Nichols in 1900 in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.4 By 1912, the couple had become parents to six sons – John, Cecil, Raymond, David, Henry, and Paul – all born in Pennsylvania.5

In 1913, the family moved to Butte from Smokerun, Pennsylvania, where Henry worked in the coal mines.6 In March of 1914, the couple welcomed a seventh son, James.7 Sadly, James died of whooping cough several years later on May 3, 1916. 8

Tragedy struck again when Henry died a little over a year later, leaving Elizabeth to raise six sons: Cecil, 13; John, 12; Raymond, 9; David, 8; Henry, 6; and Paul, 3.[Ibid., The Butte daily post. (Butte, Mont., 13 June 1917.]

Copyright (c) 2017, Lark M. Dalin Robart

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Click here to read an article from The Butte Daily Post about Henry Bennetts and his family.
Sources
  1. “United States Census, 1910,” database with images, FamilySearch : accessed 29 July 2018), Henry Bennetts, Bigler, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 49, sheet 22A, family 376, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1330; FHL microfilm 1,375,343. ↩
  2.  “Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968″, database with images, Ancestry.com : accessed 29 Jul 2018, Henry Bennetts and Elizabeth Nichols, 7 Nov 1900; citing “Marriage Records. Pennsylvania Marriages”. Various County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania. ↩
  3. Ibid., United States Census, 1910, Henry Bennetts. ↩
  4. “Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968,” database with images, Ancestry.com : accessed 29 July 2018), Henry Bennetts and Elizabeth Nichols, Pennsylvania, United States; citing “Marriage Records. Pennsylvania Marriages”. Various County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania. ↩
  5. Ibid., United States Census, 1910, Henry Bennetts. ↩
  6. The Butte daily post. (Butte, Mont.), 13 June 1917. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85053058/1917-06-13/ed-1/seq-9/>. ↩
  7. “Montana, County Births and Deaths 1830-2011“ database with images, Ancestry.com : accessed 29 July 2018), James Bennetts, Montana, United States; citing “Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1830-2011.” Montana State Historical Society, Helena, Montana. ↩
  8. “Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1830-2011,”database with images, Ancestry.com : accessed 29 July 2018), James Bennetts, Montana, United States; citing “Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1830-2011.” Montana State Historical Society, Helena, Montana. ↩

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