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Caleb Bennett III (1730 - 1812)

Caleb Bennett III
Born in Lyme, New London, Connecticutmap
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Husband of — married 1754 [location unknown]
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Died at about age 81 in Albert, New Brunswickmap
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Biography

Caleb Bennett was the son of Caleb Bennett and Rebeckah Mack.[1][2]

The Mack genealogy gives the following details:[3]

"Rebecca [Mack (1.) b. Oct. 4, 1701, Lyme, Conn., m. , Caleb Bennett, Jr. (brother of Sarah Bennett who married Rebecca's brother Jonathan), b. Mar. 20, 1703.
There were at least two children.
5690. Thankful, b. Mar. 1, 1728.
5691. Caleb, b. Jany. 12, 1730.
(For notes on Bennett family see Appendix.)"

Caleb Bennett (Caleb4, Caleb3, Henry2, Henry1) was born 12 Jan 1730 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut. He married Anna Horton about 1754. She was born 1742 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Caleb sailed from Connecticut to Cornwallis, Nova Scotia in 1760. Like his second cousin Zadock Bennett, Caleb also settled in Horton. He was granted 750 acres there on 29 May 1761, registered 13 June 1761.[2]

Caleb Bennet appears in the 1770 census of Horton Township, Kings, Nova Scotia with 1 man, 4 boys, 1 woman, 5 girls, all Protestant Americans.

Children of Caleb Bennett and Anna Horton

Caleb and Anna had at least two children.[2]

  1. Caleb Bennett, b. abt 1755 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut
  2. Dorcas Bennett, b. 16 Feb 1768 in Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia

Caleb Bennett and his family were in Horton, Nova Scotia in 1761. The family eventually included the following:[4]

Bennett, Caleb
m. Anna
Children: Sarah, Dorcas, Nathan Murray, John, Anne, Caleb Jr.

Source

  1. ↑ Connecticut Births Baptisms & Christenings 1649-1906 database FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74X-5Q7 3 December 2014) Caleb Bennit  :12 Jan 1729 citing: FHL microfilm : Unknown
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Bennett Story Descendants of Henry Bennett : accessed 3 Jun 2018
  3. ↑ Smith, Sophia. Mack genealogy. The descendants of John Mack of Lyme, Conn., with appendix containing genealogy of allied family, etc. The Tuttle Co., printers. Rutland, Vt. 1903. Rebecca Mack, p. 928
  4. ↑ Wright, Dr. Esther Clark. Planters and Pioneers Nova Scotia, 1749 to 1775 Revised Edition. Jason B. Wentzell. Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia. 2007 : Bennett, Caleb, p. 40




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