Job Bennett (1749 - abt. 1801)

Born 12 Jul 1749 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Harraden) Bennett — married 22 Nov 1770 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 19 Dec 1801 at about age 52 in At Sea

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Biography

Job Bennett was born on 12 July 1749 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. He had a twin brother, Francis.^[1]

Job Bennett and Mary Harraden were married on 22 November 1770 in Gloucester, Massachusetts.^[2] Known children of Job and Mary were:

1. Job Bennett; b. 17 Apr 1773 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.
2. Francis Bennett; b. 26 Aug 1776 at Freeport, Cumberland, Maine.
3. Mary Bennett; b. 29 Dec 1777 at Freeport, Cumberland, Maine.
4. Elizabeth "Betsy" Bennett; b. 12 Sep 1780 at Freeport, Cumberland, Maine.^[3]
5. Stephen Bennett; b. 6 Feb 1783 at Freeport, Cumberland, Maine.
6. William Bennett; b. 18 Sep 1788 at Freeport, Cumberland, Maine.
7. Davis Bennett; b. 15 Jul 1793 at Freeport, Cumberland, Maine.
8. Andrew Bennett; b. 15 Jul 1796 at Freeport, Cumberland, Maine.

Job's name (as well as his son Job) is included in a plaque memorializing people of Chebeague Island who were lost at sea. Neither the circumstances of his death, nor the provided date (19 December 1801) have been determined.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZT-7B4 : 15 January 2020), Job Benet, 1749
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHT1-N2N : 9 February 2018), Job Benet and Mary Harraden, 22 Nov 1770; citing reference Vol., page 307; FHL microfilm 864,861.
3. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4C3-9VW : 10 February 2018), Job Bennitt in entry for Betsy Bennitt, 12 Sep 1780; citing FREEPORT, CUMBERLAND, MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,917.
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 June 2019), memorial page for Jobe Bennet (12 Jul 1749–19 Dec 1801), Find A Grave: Memorial #135027104, ; Maintained by townsendburial (contributor 47629974).