Caleb Prew Bennett (1758 - 1836)

Born 11 Nov 1758 in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Britton) Bennett — married 5 Apr 1792 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 9 May 1836 at age 77 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States

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Preceded by 28th Governor David Hazzard

Caleb P. Bennett 29th Governor of Delaware 1833—1836

Succeeded by 30th Governor Charles Polk, Jr.

Biography

Caleb P. Bennett is Notable.

Caleb Prew Bennett was born a Quaker on November 11, 1758 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, son of Joseph Bennett and Elizabeth Prew Willey. They moved to Wilmington, Delaware when he was 3 and he lived there until his death. He married Catherine Britton in 1792; they had thirteen children. ^[1]

He was named in the 1802 New Castle, Delaware Will of Richard Britton, his father-in-law. ^[2]

Caleb P. Bennett is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A009186.

Lieutenant Caleb P. Bennett served with Delaware Militia during the American Revolution.

After a career including in the Delaware military during the Revolution, ^[3] he was elected Governor of Delaware in 1832.

He died in office on May 9, 1836 in Wilmington, Delaware and was buried in the Friends Meeting House Burial Ground in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ [Wikipedia: Caleb P. Bennett]
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899T-N9VH-2?i=199&wc=9PMZ-JWP%3A268496701%2C268545301&cc=1999196.
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2 Jan 2024), "Record of Caleb Prew Bennett", Ancestor # A009186.
4. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 7173098