John Bent (1809)

Born 3 Aug 1809 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada [uncertain]

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Died [date unknown] in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia [uncertain]

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Biography

Marriage ^[1]

John was born in 1809.

John Bent was born August 3, 1809, the son of Joseph Bent and Priscilla Harris of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia^{[2] [3]}

He married Sophia Harris, daughter of David Harris of Yarmouth^{[2] [3]}, and their children included:

1. John, who married Dorcas Taylor, daughter of William on March 27, 1851^{[2] [3]}
2. Joseph^{[2] [3]}
3. Priscilla^{[2] [3]}
4. Lois, who died unmarried^{[2] [3]}
5. Margaret, who died unmarried^{[2] [3]}
6. Mary, who died unmarried^{[2] [3]}
7. Elihu^{[2] [3]}
8. Esther, who married Dominick Adams^{[2] [3]}
9. Mary, who married Dominick Adams^{[2] [3] [4]}

After Sophia died, John remarried his brother's widow, Maria (Harris) Bent^{[2] [3]}

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S461
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11} The Bent Family in America Bent, Allen H. (Printed by David Clapp & Son., Boston, 1900), see person 285, on page 85 and 168
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11} Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Genealogies : Transcribed from the Yarmouth Herald, by George S. Brown; prepared for publication by Martha & William Reamy, assisted by John McDonald Hilton ... et al.; published in Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1993. ISBN: 0806313722; page 236 for Joseph Bent, page 230 for David Harris and his daughters, and page 236 for the children of John and Sophia
4. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Charles Adams, son of Mary Bent Adams and Dominique Adams was born 1874 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1874 - Book: 1823 - Page: 223 - Number: 215

• Source: S461 Author: Gower, Janice Title: Down/Gower Abbreviation: Gower, Janice Publication: RootsWeb/7 Jan 2007 Note: ggower1@maine.rr.com http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2310455&id=I507048225 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
• Name: John Bent

Gender: Male Birth Date: 3 Aug 1809 Birth Place: Yarmouth, N S Father: Joseph Bent Mother: Priscilla Harris Spouse: Sophia Harris Maria Harris Child: John Bent Joseph Bent Priscilla Bent Lois Bent Margaret Bent Mary Bent Elihu Bent Esther Bent Mary Bent

Source Citation

Book Title: The Bent family in America. Being mainly a genealogy of the descendants of John Bent who settled in Sudbury, Mass., in 1638, with notes upon the family in England and elsewhere by Bent, Allen H. (Allen Herbert), 1867-1926

Source Information

https://archive.org/details/bentfamilyinamer00bent/page/168 See also:

• Gower, Janice Title: Down/Gower Abbreviation: Gower, Janice Publication: RootsWeb/7 Jan 2007 Note: ggower1@maine.rr.com CONT http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2310455&id=I507048225 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Bob Nichol for creating WikiTree profile Bent-489 through the import of Nichol Ancestry.GED on Feb 14, 2013.

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