1,351 documented Bennett ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
English, from the medieval personal name Benedict (Latin 'benedictus,' blessed).
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 1,335 Bennett records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: Robert, Mary, William, John and George.
Of the 1,336 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 77 years.
The earliest recorded birth is William Bennett, born 1801 in Ireland.
Documented Bennett families on this page come from Past and present of Fayette County, Iowa, History of Floyd County, Iowa and History of Boone County, Iowa.
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Deceased Bennett ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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English, from the medieval personal name Benedict (Latin 'benedictus,' blessed).
The documented line here reaches back to 1801. Most Bennett lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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