Andrew Ellis BENNETT

(b. 1 August 1851 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 June 1921 , Oxford, Massachusetts, USA )

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Andrew Ellis BENNETT was born 1 August 1851 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Andrew Ellis BENNETT was the child of Asahel Crossman BENNETT and Caroline WILLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas BENNETT and Tryphena CROSSMAN (maternal) Hosea WILLARD and Sarah HOLMAN

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Andrew Ellis married Nancy Elizabeth GOULD 23 December 1875 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA . Nancy Elizabeth GOULD was born 13 December 1849 in Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot). Nancy Elizabeth died abt. 1923 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA.

Andrew Ellis BENNETT died 30 June 1921 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA.
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Andrew Ellis BENNETT married

Nancy Elizabeth GOULD-- Date: 23 December 1875 Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Name: Nancy E Gould
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1840
Marriage Date: 23 Dec 1875
Marriage Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Lawson Gould
Mother: Elsey Gouly
Spouse: Andrew E Bennett

Name: Andrew E Bennett
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1851
Birth Place: Worcester
Marriage Date: 23 Dec 1875
Marriage Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Arahet Bennett
Mother: Caroline Bennett
Spouse: Nancy E Gould

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Birth
Name: Andrew Ellis Bennet
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1 Aug 1851
Birth Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Asahel C Bennet
Mother: Caroline Bennet
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1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 - Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Andrew Bennett
Age: 9
Birth Year: abt 1851
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Home in 1860: Worcester Ward 8, Worcester, Massachusetts
Post Office: Worcester
Dwelling Number: 1830
Family Number: 2407
Household Members:
Name Age
Asael C Bennett 50
Caroline Bennett 34
Harison A Bennett 18
Caroline Bennett 16
Hannah Bennett 13
Andrew Bennett 9
William D Bennett 5
Walter Bennett 2

1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

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 - Auburn, Massachusetts
Name: Andrew Bennett
Age in 1870: 18
Birth Year: abt 1852
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Dwelling Number: 8
Home in 1870: Auburn, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Grafton
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Attended School: Y
Inferred Father: A C Bennett
Inferred Mother: Caroline Bennett
Household Members:
Name Age
Harriet Bennett 10
Sabrina Dawless 36
A C Bennett 54
Caroline Bennett 51
Anna Bennett 21
Andrew Bennett 18
William Bennett 15
Walter Bennett 11
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1875 Marriage / Partner
Andrew Ellis BENNETT and Nancy Elizabeth GOULD 23 December 1875, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

He was 24 years old.

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)

1880 - Charlton, Massachusetts
Name: Andrew Bennett
Age: 27
Birth Date: Abt 1853
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1880: Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 53
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Nancy Bennett
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Occupation: Farmer
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Andrew Bennett 27
Nancy Bennett 30
William A. Bennett 2
Herman A. Bennett 2/ 12
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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

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 - Auburn, Massachusetts
Name: Andrew E Bennett
[Andre E Bennett]
Age: 49
Birth Date: Aug 1850
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1900: Auburn, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Central
Sheet Number: 11
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 230
Family Number: 246
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Nancy E Bennett
Marriage Year: 1876
Father's Birthplace: Rhode Island
Occupation: Farmer
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: R
Farm or House: F
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Household Members:
Name Age
Andrew E Bennett 49
Nancy E Bennett 49
Irving G Bennett 16
Cora C Bennett 15
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - Oxford, Massachusetts
Name: Andrew E Bennett
Age: 67
Birth Year: abt 1853
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1920: Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Cerimers
House Number: 9
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Nancy Bennett
Father's Birthplace: Rhode Island
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Andrew E Bennett 67
Nancy Bennett 70
Cera Bennett 34
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

Death
Name: Andrew Elihu Bennett
Death Date: 1921
Death Place: Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 57
Page Number: 357
Index Volume Number: 74
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.74

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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