Harriet Phoebe Bent (1872 - 1879)

Born 14 Nov 1872 in Tupperville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Died 4 Oct 1879 at age 6 in Tupperville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Harriet was born in 1872. She was the daughter of Stephen Bent and Mary Parker. Known as Hattie, she sadly died at an early age in October 1879 as described in the New Brunswick newspaper The Times (*) "A little girl, aged 7 years, d/o Stephen Edward Bent, J.P. Bentville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia was killed Saturday afternoon by falling from the tongue of a loaded ox wagon while on the move and upon which she had seated herself to ride home from the field." The inscription on the main Bent gravestone reads: Hattie P died Oct4 1879 aged 7 years.

Sources

• Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Harriet P. Bent, birth 14 Nov 1872 Tupperville, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, death 4 Oct 1879 Tupperville, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, daughter of Stephen Edward Bent, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth (Parker) Bent, Round Hill Cemetery, Annapolis
• Daniel F. Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics, Moncton, New Brunswick, The Times, Oct 8, 1879 (*)