Jacob Dixon Bennett (1836 - 1905)

Born 29 Nov 1836 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Husband of Mercy Ann (Moore) Bennett — married [date unknown] (to 10 Dec 1863) in Buena Vista, Richland, Wisconsin, USA

Died 28 May 1905 at age 68 in Buena Vista, Richland, Wisconsin, USA

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1860 Census: Buena Vista, Richland, Wisconsin, United States

1870 Census: Buena Vista, Richland, Wisconsin, United States

1870 Census: Buena Vista, Richland, Wisconsin, United States

Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 Census & Voter Lists. Jacob Bennett. Residence 1895 - Buena Vista, Richland, Wisconsin

Find A Grave Memorial# 70272041. Created by: Andrew Cockroft. Record added: May 23, 2011.

Burial: Button Cemetery, Buena Vista, Richland County, Wisconsin, USA. GPS (lat/lon): 43.21775, -90.24573

Son of John Bennett and Ann Edgar, his baptism record says he was born November 30th, 1835 and baptized on December 6th, 1835 in Kirkmichael Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Immigrated to America with his father John, brother John, and sisters Elizabeth and Henrietta on the ship Shenandoah, arriving in Philadelphia on July 12, 1851.

Came to Richland County around 1857, and married Mercy Ann Moore on December 10th, 1863. They had a 110 acre farm a few miles east of Gotham.

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Parents:

John Bennett (1794 - 1868)

Ann Edgar Bennett (1793 - 1850)

Spouse:

Mercy Ann Moore Bennett (1846 - 1918)

Children:

Albert Henry Bennett (1866 - 1924)*

Nelson John Bennett (1869 - 1958)*

Hettie Ann Bennett Schmitt (1871 - 1947)*

Jennie Elizabeth Bennett McNamar (1873 - 1957)*

Lillie May Bennett Hanold (1875 - 1956)*

George Frank Bennett (1878 - 1954)*

Bertha Susan Bennett Bateson (1884 - 1988)*

Siblings:

Elizabeth Bennett Thomson (1821 - 1899)*

Robert Bennett (1822 - 1886)*

Margaret Bennett (1824 - 1848)*

Ann Bennett McGuffie (1826 - 1908)*

George Edgar Bennett (1828 - 1900)*

Janet Bennett (1829 - 1848)*

Henrietta Kennedy Bennett Young (1832 - 1921)*

John Bennett (1834 - 1901)*

Jacob Dixon Bennett (1836 - 1905)

• Calculated relationship

-1 Chapter 21 - Town of Buena Vista. Jacob Bennett resides on section 33, town 9, range 2 east. He has been a resident of Buena Vista since March 13, 1857. He was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Nov. 29, 1836, and came to the United States with his father, John Bennett, in July, 1851. The family settled in Washington Co., Penn. In 1854 Mr. Bennett went to Ohio, and came to Richland county in 1857, as stated. His farm contains 110 acres. His father came here from Pennsylvania in 1858, and died in 1868. His mother died in Scotland. Mr. Bennett married Mercy Ann Moore, a daughter of James Moore. She was born in Dane Co., Wis., in 1846. They have six children --- Albert Henry, John N, Hettie Ann, Jane E, Lillie May and George F.

Sources

• 1860 United States Federal Census
• 1870 United States Federal Census
• 1880 United States Federal Census
• Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895
• 1900 United States Federal Census
• Ancestry .com Family Trees
• Web: Wisconsin, Find A Grave Index, 1836-2012. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70272041
• -1 http://www.usgenweb.info/wirichland/books/chap21.htm#jbennett