Harrison Asahel BENNETT

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4 March 1842 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Died

5 May 1922 , Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

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Asahel Crossman BENNETT Caroline WILLARD

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Born: 4 March 1842 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Asahel Crossman BENNETT

Mother: Caroline WILLARD

Paternal grandparents: Thomas BENNETT , Tryphena CROSSMAN

Maternal grandparents: Hosea WILLARD , Sarah HOLMAN

Harrison Asahel was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Harrison Asahel married Theodesia D BIXBY 11 September 1868 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Theodesia D BIXBY was born 19 January 1849 in Sterling, Massachusetts, USA. Theodesia D died abt. 1933 Theodesia D was the child of Ezra BIGSBEY and Anna M KING.

Harrison Asahel BENNETT died 5 May 1922 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA.

Owned property at Little Alum Pond in Brimfield, Massachusetts until he sold it to his brother, William, year unknown (before 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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Harrison Asahel BENNETT married

Theodesia D BIXBY
Marriage date: 11 September 1868
Marriage place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Theodesia D BIXBY was the child of Ezra BIGSBEY and Anna M KING

Marriage notes:

Name: Harrison A Bennett

Event Type: Marriage

Birth Date: abt 1842

Marriage Date: 11 Sep 1868

Marriage Place: Worcester, Massachusetts

Marriage Age: 26

Father Name: Asahel C Bennett

Mother Name: Carline Bennett

Spouse Name: Theodesia Bixby

Spouse Marriage Age: 19

Spouse Father Name: Ezra Bixby

Spouse Mother Name: Ann Bixby

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Children of Harrison Asahel BENNETT and Theodesia D BIXBY

Alice Lula BENNETT

Born: 8 January 1870, Auburn, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1942, , Massachusetts, USA

Married: Hanford Oscar NICHOLS 22 July 1891 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Harrison Walter BENNETT

Born: 31 May 1871, Auburn, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 February 1928, Paris, France

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Birth — 1842
4 March 1842
Webster, Massachusetts, 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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Worcester, Massachusetts

Name: Harrison Bennet
Gender: Male
Age: 8
Birth Year: abt 1842
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Home in 1850: Worcester Ward 3, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Attended School: Y
Line Number: 13
Dwelling Number: 9
Family Number: 9
Household Members:
Name Age
Asahel C Bennet 40
Caroline Bennet 32
Harrison Bennet 8
Caroline Bennet 6
Hannah Bennet 3
Charles Chickering 24

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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

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: Harison A Bennett
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1842
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Home in 1860: Worcester Ward 8, Worcester, Massachusetts
Post Office: Worcester
Dwelling Number: 1830
Family Number: 2407
Occupation: Farmer
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

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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 Marriage / Partner
Harrison Asahel BENNETT and Theodesia D BIXBY 11 September 1868, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

He was 26 years old.

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: Harrison Bennett
Age in 1870: 28
Birth Year: abt 1842
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Dwelling Number: 7
Home in 1870: Auburn, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Grafton
Occupation: Teamster
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Inferred Spouse: Theodosia Bennett
Inferred Children: Alice L Bennett
Household Members:
Name Age
Harrison Bennett 28
Theodosia Bennett 21
Alice L Bennett 4/ 12

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1870 Birth of Child
Alice Lula BENNETT was born 8 January 1870, Auburn, Massachusetts, USA (Ward)

Harrison Asahel was 27 years old.

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

1871 Birth of Child
Harrison Walter BENNETT was born 31 May 1871, Auburn, Massachusetts, USA (Ward)

Harrison Asahel was 29 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 - Worcester, Massachusetts

Name: Harrison A. Bennet
Age: 38
Birth Date: Abt 1842
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Home in 1880: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Street: Charlton Street
House Number: 27
Dwelling Number: 170
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Theodosia Bennet
Father's BirthPlace: Rhode Island
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Occupation: Teamster
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Household Members:
Name Age
Harrison A. Bennet 38
Theodosia Bennet 31
Allice L. Bennet 10
Harry W. Bennet 9

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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

1891 Marriage of Child
Alice Lula BENNETT married 22 July 1891, Boston, Massachusetts, USA to Hanford Oscar NICHOLS

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 - Boston, Massachusetts

Name: Harrison A Bennett
Age: 58
Birth Date: Mar 1842
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Home in 1900: Boston Ward 25, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Ward of City: 25
Street: Willard Place
House Number: 1
Sheet Number: 5
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 69
Family Number: 92
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Theodosea Bennett
Marriage Year: 1868
Father's BirthPlace: Rhode Island
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Occupation: Motorman
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
Harrison A Bennett 58
Theodosea Bennett 51
Harrison W Bennett 29

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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

1910 - Boston, Massachusetts

Name: Harrison A Bennett
[Harison A Bennett]
Age in 1910: 68
Birth Year: abt 1842
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Boston Ward 25, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Street: Willard Place
House Number: 11
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Theodosia Bennett
Father's BirthPlace: Rhode Island
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Special Police
Industry: Street Railroad
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 41
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
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Household Members:
Name Age
Harrison A Bennett 68
Theodosia Bennett 61
Harrison W Bennett 38

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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 - Newton, Massachusetts

Name: Harrison A Barnett
Age: 77
Birth Year: abt 1843
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Home in 1920: Newton Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Cross Street
House Number: 27
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Theodora Barnett
Father's BirthPlace: Rhode Island
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Rail Road
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Harrison A Barnett 77
Theodora Barnett 70
Alice A Penquite 59

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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

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

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