George Smith
BENTLEY
(b.
May 1841
,
Cato, New York, USA
d.
19 May 1915
,
Brooklyn, New York, USA
)
Age: 74
Cause of Death: pneumonia
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George Smith BENTLEY was born May 1841 in Cato, New York, USA
George Smith BENTLEY was the child of Stephen Ladue BENTLEY and Hetty Marie OGILSBIEGeorge Smith was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
George Smith married Josie M MILLS 8 May 1913 in Manhattan, New York, USA . Josie M MILLS was born 17 November 1885 in Jordan, Onondaga, New York, USA. Josie M died 7 December 1935 in Seattle, Washington, USA. Josie M was the child of Eugene S MILLS and Ann Marie "Maria" OGILSBIE.
George Smith BENTLEY died 19 May 1915 in Brooklyn, New York, USA .
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Family and Children of George Smith BENTLEY
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Josie M MILLS-- Date: 8 May 1913 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA
Josie M MILLS was the child of Eugene S MILLS and Ann Marie "Maria" OGILSBIE
Groom was 72, bride was 27. Source: Cayuga Chief, Weedsport, NY, Saturday, May 17, 1913
"Josie Mills had married George Bentley, roughly 45 years her senior in NYC on May 8, 1913. Mr. Bentley had died in 1915. George and Josie appeared to have had no children. After Mr. Bentley died, Josie had married Rev. Frank J. Rowe and lived the last 3 to 8 years of her life in Seattle, WA. where she was buried. About 1925 she left NY for California and then later to Seattle where she met Rev. Rowe. She died in Seattle, Wa. on Saturday, Dec. 7, 1935 and is buried in Seattle. This marker is that of George S. Bentley only but Josie's name is left as an indication of their marriage."
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Children of George Smith BENTLEY and Josie M MILLS:
Josie M MILLS-- Date: 8 May 1913 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA Josie M MILLS was the child of Eugene S MILLS and Ann Marie "Maria" OGILSBIE
Groom was 72, bride was 27. Source: Cayuga Chief, Weedsport, NY, Saturday, May 17, 1913
"Josie Mills had married George Bentley, roughly 45 years her senior in NYC on May 8, 1913. Mr. Bentley had died in 1915. George and Josie appeared to have had no children. After Mr. Bentley died, Josie had married Rev. Frank J. Rowe and lived the last 3 to 8 years of her life in Seattle, WA. where she was buried. About 1925 she left NY for California and then later to Seattle where she met Rev. Rowe. She died in Seattle, Wa. on Saturday, Dec. 7, 1935 and is buried in Seattle. This marker is that of George S. Bentley only but Josie's name is left as an indication of their marriage."
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1841 Birth May 1841
Cato, New York, USA
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1850 Cato, Cayuga, New York
Name: George Bentley
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Cato, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 9
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
Race:
Birthplace: New York
Birth Year (Estimated): 1841
House Number: 335
Family Number: 357
Line Number: 20
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 481
GS Film number: 17057
Digital Folder Number: 004196769
Image Number: 00054
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Stephen L Bentley M 48 New York
Hetta Bentley F 36 New Jersey
Stephen Bentley M 13 New York
Samuel Bentley M 12 New York
Michael Bentley M 10 New York
George Bentley M 9 New York
Mary Bentley F 3 New York
Hetta Bentley F 1 New York
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Name: George Bentley
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Cato, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 9
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
Race:
Birthplace: New York
Birth Year (Estimated): 1841
House Number: 335
Family Number: 357
Line Number: 20
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 481
GS Film number: 17057
Digital Folder Number: 004196769
Image Number: 00054
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Stephen L Bentley M 48 New York
Hetta Bentley F 36 New Jersey
Stephen Bentley M 13 New York
Samuel Bentley M 12 New York
Michael Bentley M 10 New York
George Bentley M 9 New York
Mary Bentley F 3 New York
Hetta Bentley F 1 New York
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1855 Elbridge, Onondaga, New York
Name: George S Bentley
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: E.D. 2, Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States
Gender:
Age: 14
Relationship to Head of Household: Child
Birth Year (Estimated): 1841
Family Number: 398
Line Number: 21
Page: 45
GS Film number: 870755
Digital Folder Number: 005207140
Image Number: 00637
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head S L Bentley M 45
Wife Hetta M Bentley F 41
Child S E Bentley U 18
Child S J Bentley U 17
Child Michael O Bentley U 15
Child George S Bentley U 14
Child Mary Jane Bentley U 8
Child Hettie A Bentley U 6
1855 New York State Census
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Name: George S Bentley
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: E.D. 2, Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States
Gender:
Age: 14
Relationship to Head of Household: Child
Birth Year (Estimated): 1841
Family Number: 398
Line Number: 21
Page: 45
GS Film number: 870755
Digital Folder Number: 005207140
Image Number: 00637
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head S L Bentley M 45
Wife Hetta M Bentley F 41
Child S E Bentley U 18
Child S J Bentley U 17
Child Michael O Bentley U 15
Child George S Bentley U 14
Child Mary Jane Bentley U 8
Child Hettie A Bentley U 6
1855 New York State Census
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George W. Salisbury and George S. Bentley
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One Hundred and Eleventh Infantry
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1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.1880 New York, New York
Name: George Bentley
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: New York, New York, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Druggist
Race (Original):
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Other
Birthplace: New York, United States
Birth Date: 1842
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: New York, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States
Page: 120
Page Letter: B
Entry Number: 661
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0871
GS Film number: 1254871
Digital Folder Number: 004242177
Image Number: 00743
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Daniel Demarast M 35 New York, United States
Other Mather Demarast F 66 New Jersey, United States
Other Ahnsa Ayers F 72 New Jersey, United States
Other George Bentley M 38 New York, United States
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Name: George Bentley
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: New York, New York, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Druggist
Race (Original):
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Other
Birthplace: New York, United States
Birth Date: 1842
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: New York, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States
Page: 120
Page Letter: B
Entry Number: 661
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0871
GS Film number: 1254871
Digital Folder Number: 004242177
Image Number: 00743
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Daniel Demarast M 35 New York, United States
Other Mather Demarast F 66 New Jersey, United States
Other Ahnsa Ayers F 72 New Jersey, United States
Other George Bentley M 38 New York, United States
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, 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
1892 Brooklyn, Ward 4 E.D. 12, Kings, New York
Geroge S Bently, m, 57, b. US, druggist
1892 New York State Census
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Geroge S Bently, m, 57, b. US, druggist
1892 New York State Census
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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.1910 Brooklyn, Kings, New York
name: George S Bentley
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Brooklyn Ward 4, Kings, New York
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
family number: 148
page number: 8
Household Gender Age
George S Bentley M 69y
Josie M Mills F 24y
Grace O Mills F 28y
William A Bell M 32y
Daniel Gallagher M 40y
Alexander Mclaughlin M 50y
John Jones M 49y
Michael O'Gorman M 47y
Ernest J Wood M 27y
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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name: George S Bentley
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Brooklyn Ward 4, Kings, New York
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
family number: 148
page number: 8
Household Gender Age
George S Bentley M 69y
Josie M Mills F 24y
Grace O Mills F 28y
William A Bell M 32y
Daniel Gallagher M 40y
Alexander Mclaughlin M 50y
John Jones M 49y
Michael O'Gorman M 47y
Ernest J Wood M 27y
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1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1913 Marriage / PartnerGeorge Smith BENTLEY and Josie M MILLS 8 May 1913, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)
He was 72 years old.
1915 Death of his friend, George W Salisbury - see photo on left
The Auburn Citizen
Sept. 22, 1915
Aurora and Wells
Death of George W. Salisbury removes another who went out from Aurora
“Sept 22 – George W. Salisbury, who died in Auburn last week was a one time resident in this village and clerked in Morgan’s store. During the Civil War and while clerking with George S. Bentley, both enlisted in the One Hundred Eleventh New York Volunteer Infantry. Mr. Bentley died last May at his home in Brooklyn. In Morgan’s store is a picture that has hung there a great many years and attracted a great deal of attention. The picture is a group of 24 men who served in the Civil War from this village and town. In the center of the picture stand Mr. Salisbury and Mr. Bentley the latter’s hand resting on Mr. Salisbury’s shoulder. Of the group in the picture, all are dead except three, John Vanderipe of Aurora, Thomas Gray of North Fair Haven, and Elisha Winters of Montour Falls, New York.”
The Auburn Citizen
Sept. 22, 1915
Aurora and Wells
Death of George W. Salisbury removes another who went out from Aurora
“Sept 22 – George W. Salisbury, who died in Auburn last week was a one time resident in this village and clerked in Morgan’s store. During the Civil War and while clerking with George S. Bentley, both enlisted in the One Hundred Eleventh New York Volunteer Infantry. Mr. Bentley died last May at his home in Brooklyn. In Morgan’s store is a picture that has hung there a great many years and attracted a great deal of attention. The picture is a group of 24 men who served in the Civil War from this village and town. In the center of the picture stand Mr. Salisbury and Mr. Bentley the latter’s hand resting on Mr. Salisbury’s shoulder. Of the group in the picture, all are dead except three, John Vanderipe of Aurora, Thomas Gray of North Fair Haven, and Elisha Winters of Montour Falls, New York.”
Death
'George Smith Bentley, seventy-four years of age, a veteran of the Civil War, and the last of the old-time downtown druggists of Brooklyn, N. Y., died May 19th from pneumonia, Surviving Mr. Bentley are his wife and two sisters.'
Title NARD Journal, Volume 20
Contributor National Association of Retail Druggists (U.S.)
Publisher National Association of Retail Druggists, 1915
Original from the University of Michigan
Digitized Dec 18, 2008
Page 441
'George Smith Bentley, seventy-four years of age, a veteran of the Civil War, and the last of the old-time downtown druggists of Brooklyn, N. Y., died May 19th from pneumonia, Surviving Mr. Bentley are his wife and two sisters.'
Title NARD Journal, Volume 20
Contributor National Association of Retail Druggists (U.S.)
Publisher National Association of Retail Druggists, 1915
Original from the University of Michigan
Digitized Dec 18, 2008
Page 441
Grave
Maple Grove Cemetery Jordan Onondaga County New York, USA Plot: SECTION C, LOT 67: BENTLEY (MILLS)
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Obituary
New York Times, New York
May 21, 1915
George is buried at: Maple Grove Cemetery Jordan Onondaga County New York, USA Plot: SECTION C, LOT 67: BENTLEY (MILLS)
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