George Simeon BENNETT

(b. 6 July 1862 , Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, USA d. 7 December 1929 , Plainview, Nebraska, USA )

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George Simeon BENNETT was born 6 July 1862 in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, USA

George Simeon BENNETT was the child of Simeon Salisbury BENNETT and Lucy Orinda CARPENTER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Albert BENNETT and Mary E SALISBURY

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

George Simeon married Alice May HALL 17 February 1883 in Ames, Iowa, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
They divorced. Alice May HALL was born 12 December 1864 in Pentwater, Michigan, USA. Alice May died 6 February 1953 in Osmond, Nebraska, USA. Alice May was the child of James Wesley HALL and Mary J THATCHER.

George Simeon married (2) Lucretia (Locretia) Eliza MILLETT 9 May 1905 in Dillon, Montana, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lucretia (Locretia) Eliza MILLETT was born 26 September 1872 in Reeve, Iowa, USA. Lucretia (Locretia) Eliza died 15 September 1907 in Hampton, Iowa, USA.

George Simeon BENNETT died 7 December 1929 in Plainview, Nebraska, USA.
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George Simeon BENNETT married

Alice May HALL-- Date: 17 February 1883 Place: Ames, Iowa, USA
Alice May HALL was the child of James Wesley HALL and Mary J THATCHER

They divorced before 1894

Children of George Simeon BENNETT and Alice May HALL:

Ethel May BENNETT (b.9 December 1885, Creighton, Nebraska, USA d. 24 January 1974, Los Angeles, California, USA)

George Simeon BENNETT married

photo of Lucretia (Locretia) Eliza MILLETT

Lucretia (Locretia) Eliza MILLETT-- Date: 9 May 1905 Place: Dillon, Montana, USA
Groom Last Name: BENNETT
Groom First Name: George S.
Groom Residence:
Bride Last Name: ROBINSON
Bride First Name: Lucretia E.
Bride Residence:
Place: Dillon
Date: 09 May 1905
County of Record: Beaverhead
State: Montana
Volume: 3
Page: 876

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Children of George Simeon BENNETT and Lucretia (Locretia) Eliza MILLETT:

George Vernon BENNETT (b.24 December 1905, Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA d. March 1983, Freeland, Whidbey Island, Island, Washington, USA)
m. Gale A ROGERS 12 May 1925 in Polson, Montana, USA

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1862 Birth
6 July 1862
Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, USA

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1883 Marriage / Partner
George Simeon BENNETT and Alice May HALL 17 February 1883, Ames, Iowa, USA

He was 20 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1885 Birth of Child
Ethel May BENNETT was born 9 December 1885, Creighton, Nebraska, USA

George Simeon was 23 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900
Name: George Bennett
Age: 37
Birth Date: Jul 1862
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Home in 1900: Plainview, Pierce, Nebraska
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont
Household Members:
Name Age
Persis Marsh 36
Lillie Marsh 17
Mary Marsh 5
Solom Neading 43
Claude Carter 28
E M Chahardt 13
George Bennett 37
Louis Nelson 29
Gallagher 28
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905 Marriage / Partner
George Simeon BENNETT and Lucretia (Locretia) Eliza MILLETT 9 May 1905, Dillon, Montana, USA

He was 42 years old.

1905 Birth of Child
George Vernon BENNETT was born 24 December 1905, Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA (Eagle Rock)

George Simeon was 43 years old.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)