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Henry Bennetts (1871 - 1917)

Henry Bennetts
Born in St Dennis, Cornwall, England, United Kingdommap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 46 in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Henry Bennetts was born in Cornwall, England.

Henry was born about 1871, son of Henry Bennetts and Mary

He was Baptised at Saint Dennis, Cornwall, England on 17 Dec 1871. [1]

Henry Bennetts (28) married Elizabeth Nicholas (17) in Osceola Mills, Clearfield, Pennsylvania on 17 Nov 1900. [2]

On 30 April 1910 Naturalized English born Henry Bennetts (36) Own Income, Immigration Year 1881, married 10 years, Pennsylvania born wife Elizabeth Bennetts (26) with sons Cecil Bennetts (6), John Bennetts (5), Raymond Bennetts (4), David Bennetts (2) and boarder Lesslie Moss (20) lived in Bigler, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA. [3]

He was killed in the North Butte Granite Mountain Speculator Mine fire in 1917. [4] and is thought he was buried at the Mount Moriah Cemetery. [5]

Henry Bennetts is listed on the Granite Mountain Memorial in Mountain View but his headstone is in the family plot at Mount Moriah. His body was unidentified and he is thought to be buried in Mountain View. Mount Moriah has no record of his burial.

Sources

  1. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
  2. Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968; Film Number 001429961; Year: 1910; Census Place: Bigler, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1330; Page: 22a; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1375343
  3. 1910 United States Federal Census
  4. Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2018; Certificate Number 120 46
  5. Find A Grave
  • "Men Lost in the Granite Mountain Fire", Memorial located at Butte, Montana.




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