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Birth:          6 Mar 1823 Cayuga Co., N.Y.
Death:          31 Mar 1906 Lake Co., Ill.
Burial:         Oakdale Cemetery, Zion, Lake Co., Ill.

Notes
Nichols of Springfield, Mass. tree on ancestry
findagrave:
Married Mary Nicholas in Benton Township on Dec. 31, 1852

Father of 8 children: Mary E., Clarissa B., Laura J., Gilbert L., U.S. Grant, Orrin B., 
John R., and J.B. 

Farmer and stock raiser
Born in Cayuga Co.,NY; moved to Oswego Co., and then to Kenosha Co., WI and then 
to Lake Co. IL. In 1850 he went to California to try his hand at panning for gold during 
the Gold Rush for one year before returning and settling in near Waukegan, IL and 
then to Newport Township in Lake County, IL.

He held offices of Assessor, School Treasurer and Town Clerk for six years.
Bennett Fam Tree on ancestry

Parents
BENNETT Daniel ()
EVANS Nancy ()

Siblings
BENNETT Gilbert Lewis (6 Mar 1823 - 31 Mar 1906)

Marriage To NICHOLS Mary Ella (31 Dec 1827 - 13 Jul 1920)
    m. 31 Dec 1852 Benton Twp., Lake Co., Ill.

Notes

Parents
NICHOLS John Rockwell (17 Feb 1800 - 29 Mar 1885)
CUTLER Clarissa (1796 - )

Children by NICHOLS Mary Ella 31 Dec 1827 - 13 Jul 1920
BENNETT Mary Ella (2 Apr 1854 - 8 Jan 1928)
BENNETT Clara S. D. (1856 - )
BENNETT Laura Isadora (4 Jun 1858 - 7 Dec 1945)
BENNETT Lewis Gilbert (27 Aug 1860 - 1950)
BENNETT Ulysses Grant (Jul 1863 - 22 Sep 1946)
BENNETT Alvin Burr ("Burr") (10 Oct 1866 - 24 Feb 1943)
BENNETT John Rockwell (1868 - 11 Jan 1940)
BENNETT Jay Brockway (24 Jan 1870 - 13 Jun 1947)

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