Henry John BENNETT

Born

3 April 1842 , Hopewell Cape, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

1 October 1914 , New Brunswick, Canada

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Nathan Murray BENNETT Rachel Ann MARSHALL

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Born: 3 April 1842 in Hopewell Cape, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Nathan Murray BENNETT

Mother: Rachel Ann MARSHALL

Paternal grandparents: Benjamin BENNETT , Rebecca STEVENS

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Henry John married Henrietta STILES 22 September 1869 in Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Henrietta STILES was born 13 July 1844 in Hopewell Cape, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada. Henrietta was the child of David STILES and Mary Ann WRIGHT.

Henry John BENNETT died 1 October 1914 in New Brunswick, Canada.

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Henry John BENNETT married

Henrietta STILES
Marriage date: 22 September 1869
Marriage place: Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Henrietta STILES was the child of David STILES and Mary Ann WRIGHT

Children of Henry John BENNETT and Henrietta STILES

Richard Bedford BENNETT

Born: 3 July 1870, Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 26 June 1947, Mickleham, Surrey, England

Harry A BENNETT

Born: 29 April 1872, Hopewell Cape, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 7 December 1876, Hopewell Cape, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada

Evelyn Read BENNETT

Born: 2 April 1874, Hopewell Cape, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 1 May 1929, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Ronald Vivian BENNETT

Born: 13 May 1876, Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 12 May 1961, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

George Horace BENNETT

Born: 21 July 1884, Hopewell Cape, Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 23 January 1938, Fort McMurray, Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada

Mildred Mariann BENNETT

Born: 26 March 1889, Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 12 May 1938, Manhattan, New York, USA

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Birth — 1842
3 April 1842
Hopewell Cape, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada

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)

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

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

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

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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

1869 Marriage / Partner
Henry John BENNETT and Henrietta STILES 22 September 1869, Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1870 Birth of Child
Richard Bedford BENNETT was born 3 July 1870, Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick, Canada

Henry John was 28 years old.

1872 Birth of Child
Harry A BENNETT was born 29 April 1872, Hopewell Cape, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada

Henry John was 30 years old.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1874 Birth of Child
Evelyn Read BENNETT was born 2 April 1874, Hopewell Cape, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada

Henry John was 32 years old.

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

1876 Birth of Child
Ronald Vivian BENNETT was born 13 May 1876, Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick, Canada

Henry John was 34 years old.

1876 Death of Child
Harry A BENNETT died 7 December 1876, Hopewell Cape, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada

Henry John was 34 years old.

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

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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

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

1884 Birth of Child
George Horace BENNETT was born 21 July 1884, Hopewell Cape, Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada

Henry John was 42 years old.

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

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

1889 Birth of Child
Mildred Mariann BENNETT was born 26 March 1889, Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick, Canada

Henry John was 47 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

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

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)

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)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

Death — 1914
1 October 1914
New Brunswick, Canada
He died at the age of 72.

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