William Dyson BENNETT

(b. 11 April 1855 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 March 1940 , Somerville, Massachusetts, USA )

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William Dyson BENNETT was born 11 April 1855 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

William Dyson 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

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

William Dyson married Mary Ellen DONOVAN 11 April 1890 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . Mary Ellen DONOVAN was born 22 September 1868 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro). Mary Ellen died 16 April 1904 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Mary Ellen was the child of Jeremiah DONOVAN and Abigail M DUNN.

William Dyson BENNETT died 1 March 1940 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA.

Owned property at Little Alum Pond in Brimfield, Massachusetts from the time he got it from his brother, Harrison, (year unknown) until 1894.

Harrison Bennett ?-? -- William Dyson Bennett ? - 1894 -- Samuel Collette 1894-1911 -- Asahel Griswold 1911-1917 -- Arthur Mantha 1912?-1919- -- James Sandgren 1919-1923 -- Julian Gabree - 1923-1927 -- Judson Young 1927-1942 -- Kenneth Childs 1942-1959 -- Edgar A Tremblay - 1959-1977

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Occupation

William Dyson BENNETT was a Railroad Inspector.

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William Dyson BENNETT married

Mary Ellen DONOVAN-- Date: 11 April 1890 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Ellen DONOVAN was the child of Jeremiah DONOVAN and Abigail M DUNN

Name:
William D. Bennett
Event Type:
Marriage
Event Date:
11 Apr 1890
Event Place:
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Event Place (Original):
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Gender:
Male
Age:
35
Birth Year (Estimated):
1855
Father's Name:
Asahel
Mother's Name:
Caroline
Spouse's Name:
Mary E. Donovan
Spouse's Gender:
Female
Spouse's Age:
21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):
1869
Spouse's Father's Name:
Jeremiah
Spouse's Mother's Name:
Abbie

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Birth
Name: William D Bennett
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 11 Apr 1855
Birth Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Asahel C Bennett
Mother: Caroline Bennett
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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: William D Bennett
Age: 5
Birth Year: abt 1855
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Home in 1860: Worcester Ward 8, Worcester, Massachusetts
Post Office: Worcester
Dwelling Number: 1830
Family Number: 2407
Attended School: Yes
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: William Bennett
Age in 1870: 15
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Dwelling Number: 8
Home in 1870: Auburn, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Grafton
Occupation: At School
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.

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 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: William D. Bennett
Age: 25
Birth Date: Abt 1855
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1880: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 64
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's name: Caroline Bennett
Mother's Birthplace: Rhode Island
Occupation: Farmer
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Household Members:
Name Age
Caroline Bennett 59
William D. Bennett 25
Walter A. Bennett 21
Hattie A. Bennett 17
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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

1890 Marriage / Partner
William Dyson BENNETT and Mary Ellen DONOVAN 11 April 1890, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

He was 35 years old.

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

1894 - April 2 - sale of property at Little Alum Pond, Brimfield
William D Bennett sold property at Little Alum in Brimfield to Samuel Collette.

William originally got the property from his brother, Harrison A Bennett.

Hampden County Deeds, Book 518, Page 146

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 - Boston, Massachusetts
Name: William D Bennett
Age: 45
Birth Date: Apr 1855
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1900: Boston Ward 5, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Ward of City: 5
Street: Chelsea Street
House Number: 97
Sheet Number: 10
Institution: 99-43
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 119
Family Number: 211
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Mary E Bennett
Marriage Year: 1890
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Occupation: Railroad Inspector
Months Not Employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: R
Farm or House: H
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Household Members:
Name Age
William D Bennett 45
Mary E Bennett 31

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary Ellen DONOVAN died 16 April 1904, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

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

1910 - Boston, Massachusetts
Name: William D Bennett
Age in 1910: 55
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Boston Ward 8, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Street: Lynde Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Rhode Island
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Native Tongue: Eng
Occupation: Inspector
Industry: Railroad
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
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Household Members:
Name Age
Eliza P K Coolidge 49
Allen N Eldridge 27
James P Grimes 41
Harold E Howey 50
Alfred N Robertson 39
George A Spooner 54
William D Bennett 55
John F Fifield 65
Henry J Mudge 45
Charles T Florentine 35
Arthur J Davis 30
Jacob C Stewart 35
John I Printz 47
John Cirillo 28
Marcello Olivire 21
William Lefurgy 35
Charles A Richan 41
Arthur S Fall 31
Fred R Doucette 25
Robert Morrison 51

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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 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.