Elijah Bennett and Persis [Unk]

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Husband Elijah Bennett ¹

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           Born: Mar 1776 2
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           Died: 2 Jan 1850 - Smethport, McKean Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 

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Wife Persis [Unk] ¹

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           Born: 27 Dec 1773 2
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           Died: 11 Jul 1839 2
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Children

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1 M Dr. William Bennett ²

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           Born: 28 Feb 1795 2
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           Died: 11 Oct 1875 - Angelica, Allegany Co, NY 2
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2 F Phoebe Bennett ²

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           Born: 8 Jul 1796 2
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           Died: 6 Aug 1840 2
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         Spouse: [Unk] Wheeler (      -      ) 2

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3 F Electra Bennett ²

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           Born: 17 Dec 1797 2
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           Died: 12 Feb 1880 2
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         Spouse: [Unk] Warner (      -      ) 2

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4 F Anna Bennett ²

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           Born: 3 Oct 1800 2
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: [Unk] Moser (      -      ) 2

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5 F Salva Bennett ²

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           Born: 17 Nov 1804 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Oct 1848 2
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         Spouse: [Unk] Horton (      -      ) 2

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6 M Oshea Rich Bennett ³

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           Born: 29 Apr 1806 - near Albany, Albany Co, NY 4
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           Died: 19 Apr 1858 - Smethport, McKean Co, PA 4
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         Spouse: Lucy Green Warner (1807/1808-1887) 5

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7 M David R. Bennett ⁶

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           Born: 28 Jan 1810 - New York state 6
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           Died: 23 Mar 1876 - Port Allegany, McKean Co, PA
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         Spouse: Corinna Nana Chapin (1817-1893) 6
           Marr: 14 Aug 1835 7

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General Notes: Husband - Elijah Bennett

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There is a family of this surname, long established in Columbia County, New York, which is said to be of Scotch ancestry, but its genealogical history is not clearly known. From this family the present family may be derived.

The place of his birth is supposed to have been Canaan, Columbia County, New York. His life was passed at Canaan and at Lima, Livingston County; he was a farmer and, politically, a Whig.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 109, 201.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 201.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 109, 145, 201.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 145, 201.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 109, 145.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 159.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 200.