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(III) Albert Williams, eldest child of El-
Albert 'l. Barton. .
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liott Lee and Bernice (Williams) Burton, and of the seventh generation from Roger Wil- liams, was born at Hopkins Mills, North Fos- ter, Rhode Island, December 19, 1831, died July 24, 1909, at Buttonwood, Rhode Island. He attended the district school during three months of the summer and three months of the winter until he was twelve years of age, then only during the winter months until he was sixteen years old. At that time his par- ents removed to East Killingly, and for six months worked in cotton mills, then on the farm of William Cook, in Gloucester, Con- necticut, and at the age of eighteen years shipped on board the whaler "Ocean," Cap- tain Swift, bound for the Arctic seas. They made a roundabout voyage, touching at the Azores, Sandwich Islands, Hongkong and Ja- pan. Later he made numerous trips along the Atlantic coast, spending altogether thirteen years at sea. During the Civil war he enlisted at Wrentham, February 20, 1864, in the Four- teenth Massachusetts Battery, and saw much hard and honorable service. He participated in the following battles that year : Wilder- ness, May 5 to 7; Ney River, May 10; Spott- sylvania, May 12 to 21; North Anna River, May 23 to 27 ; Bethesda Church, June 2; Cold Harbor, June 4 to 12; Petersburg, June 16 to 25; Deep Bottom, July 9 to 17; Crater, July 30 ; Petersburg trenches, August 5 to 21 ; Fort Steadman, March 25 to 29, 1865; fall of Pe- tersburg, 1865. He was honorably discharged June 15, 1865, and mustered out at Readville, Massachusetts. During part of this time he was mate of the ship "Mary J. Mifflin," carry- ing supplies for McClellan's army. Upon his return to his home at the close of hostilities he engaged with the jewelry manufacturing con- cern of H. F. Barrows, at North Attleboro, Massachusetts. After five years spent in ob- taining a thorough mastery of this trade he went to Plainville, Massachusetts, and for two years was in the employ of J. D. Lincoln, Tif- fany & Bacon. In the spring of 1872 the Plain- ville Stock company was organized for the manufacture of specialties in jewelry, a num- ber of the most prominent manufacturers in the jewelry line, among them being Albert Williams Burton, forming this corporation. From time to time there were various changes in the membership, older members retiring and making way for new, but it was from the start a pronounced success, at no time more so than when Mr. Burton retired, March 26, 1909, to enjoy a long merited and well de- served rest from his arduous labors. Mr. Burton was an attendant of the Methodist
church of Plainville, and gave liberally towards its support, especially to the building of the church, and donated the organ. He was a member of George H. Maintein Post, No. 133, Grand Army of the Republic, and served as senior and junior vice-commander and as quartermaster many years. He mar- ried, at Wrentham, June 22, 1857, Mary Ellis, born October 5, 1836, daughter of Edward Renouf and Susanna (Dale) Bennett, of Wrentham, (see Bennett family). Susanna (Dale) Bennett, born at Weymouth, February 7, 1804, died in Wrentham, November 14, 1885, was the daughter of John and Catherine (Childs) Dale. John Dale was a tanner by trade, lived for a time in Weymouth and Rox- bury, then settled in Wrentham where he had tan yards near his homestead. He had chil- dren : i. Catherine, born March 25, 1796, died July 24, 1856. ii. Esther Childs, born April 19, 1798, died September, 1848. iii. Ann, born October 20, 1800, died October 14, 1889. iv. Margaret, born December 3, 1802, died June 22, 1889, married George Hawes Bennett. v. Susanna, mentioned above, married Edward Renouf Bennett. vi. John Childs, born Feb- ruary 16, 1812, married Caroline Tuck- er; three children: Caroline, Emma Al- lett, Charles Tucker, who died in war of rebellion, of fever. The children of Albert Williams and Mary Ellis ( Ben- nett ) Burton were: I. Edward Randall. born January 31, 1858, died February 6, 1858. 2. Alice Williams, born August 24, 1859, died April 6, 1885. 3. Albert Edward, born April 6, 1861, married, March 15, 1893, Nettie May Hopkins; children: Wesley Hopkins, born December 29, 1893; Alice May, November 19, 1894 ; Lee Williams, November 12, 1895; Ru- bie Ellis, May 30, 1896; Ivy Dale, May I, 1897 ; Helene Elliott, September 9, 1902 ; Bea- trice Virginia, April 28, 1905. 4. Maria Lin- coln, born May 13, 1866, married, September 1, 1894, Dr. Clarence Moore Noble, who died July 5, 1897, son of George and Sarah Noble, of Cooticook, Canada. 5. Bernice Elliott, born October 7, 1878, married, December 3, 1903, Clarence Mason Hatch; children: Dorothy Williams, born August 15, 1905; Hazel Ma- son, December 26, 1907.
The Bennett family is of Eng- BENNETT lish origin, and its members were among the earliest emi- grants to the shores of New England.
(I) William Bennett, immigrant ancestor of the Wrentham, Massachusetts, branch of the family, was born in England in 1603, and died
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at Manchester, Massachusetts, November 20, 1682-3. He was a carpenter by trade, and an early settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where he was taxed in 1632. He removed from Plymouth to Salem, where we find him record- ed prior to 1636. He was admitted with his wife to the Salem church, June 18, 1643. He removed to Manchester in 1637. He was granted land in the four hundred acre grant after coming from Salem, and his name ap- pears with sixteen others in a petition asking the "Honorable Court to give us power to erect a village at Jeffreys Creek," which later was named "Manchester." He was a free- man, and as such had a right to common lands, and became a proprietor and one of the fac- tors in the affairs of the settlement. He was a selectman of the town in 1660-65-72-76, and owned a house near the foot of Bennett's Hill, also a grist mill on the site of the old Forster Mill. He married Jane -, who came from England at the age of sixteen years, in 1635, in the ship "Elizabeth and Ann," and died April 27, 1693. Children : Moses, baptized July 2, 1643, was living in 1693; Aaron, see forward; Mary, baptized September 3, 1654; Ann, baptized July 2, 1643: Deliverance, baptized July 2, 1643.
(II) Aaron, second son and child of Will- iam and Jane Bennett, was baptized July 2, 1643, and died in 1709. He was a yeoman, liv- ing in Manchester, Massachusetts, and also followed fishing. His will, dated December 3, 1708, was proved March 21, 1709. He mar- ried (first) prior to 1665, Hannah
Children: 1. Hannah, born March 25, 1665, was living in 1708. 2. Jane, born January 15, 1675, was living in 1708. 3. Aaron, see for- ward. 4. Alice, born April 5, 1679; marricd, November 15, 1705, John Allin, of Beverly. 5. Elizabeth, born Junc 13, 1680, was living in 1708; married, December 11, 1700. Robert Warren, a fisherman of Manchester. 6. Mary, born January 31, 1685, was living in 1708. Aaron Brown married (sccond), prior to 1708, Elizabeth - -, who was born in 1644, being the first child born in Manchester, Mas- sachusetts.
(III) Captain Aaron (2), cldest son and third child of Aaron (1) and Hannah Ben- nett, was born in Manchester, Massachusetts, March 25, 1677, and died suddenly in the same town, February 13, 1753. He was a husband- man, and owned much property in Manches- ter. In 1696 he was captain of fishing vessels of nine tons, and for a time followed this calling, making trips to the banks and getting
profitable catches. In 1712 he was an inn holder. He married (first) November 20, 1700, Ann Pickworth. Children: I. Eliza- beth, born August 8, 1701; married, Novem- ber 28, 1721, Nathaniel Lee. 2. William, born May I, 1703. 3. Aaron, born July 6, 1705, died October 20, 1780. 4. Lucee, born June 2, 1709; married, June 4, 1732-33, Benjamin Searles, of Marblehead. 5. Abigail, born June 15, 1713, died June 25, 1714. 6. Moses, see forward. 7. Benjamin, baptized March 22, 1718-9. He married (second), March II, 1735- 6, Mrs. Abigail Geardner, a widow of Glou- cester.
(IV) Moses, third son and sixth child of Captain Aaron (2) and Ann (Pickworth) Bennett, was born in Manchester, February 25, 1714-15. He resided in Manchester, and in 1754 followed the calling of fisherman. The records state that he died in the service of the province near the Isle of Orleans in 1759. He married, at Essex, Massachusetts, Feb- ruary 15, 1739, Rachel Rust, of Ipswich, Massachusetts, born in 17II, died in Man- chester, November 8, 1787. Children : I. Moses, see forward. 2. Lucy, born April II, 1741, died about 1765. 3. Ruth, born Novem- ber 28, 1742. 4. Rachel, born November 28, 1747; married, May 7, 1772, Edward Renouf, of Marblehead. 5. Amos, born February 25, 1750; married, December 29, 1776, Elizabeth Oakes, of Danvers. 6. Mary, born May 26, 1752; married, September 17, 1772, Jacob Symmons. 7. Joanna, born March 16, 1757.
(V) Moses (2), eldest child of Moses (I) and Rachel (Rust) Bennett, was born in Manchester, Massachusetts, December 26, 1739. In early life he followed fishing as an occupation, and later became a cabinet mak- er, in which trade he continued for many years, in Manchester, this being at that time the principal industry there. His sons learn- ed the same trade. He was a devout man and died "in the faith," as did also his wife. He married, December 7, 1762, Anna Allen. Children: 1. Anna, married, September 6, 1789. Isaac Miller ; children : Anne, born Au- gust 4. 1790; Isaac, September 6, 1792. 2. Patty, born November 8, 1766; married, Au- gust 29. 1794. Edward Morgan ; children : Bethia, born September 27, 1797: Edward, September 22, 1799 ; Patty, February 1, 1802. 3. Moses, born October 23, 1770. 4. Isaac, sec forward.
(VI) Isaac, youngest child of Moses (2) and Anna (Allen) Bennett, was born in Man- chester, January 13, 1773. and died Novem-
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ber 25, 1851, at Wrentham, Massachusetts. His education was the customary one for a farmer's son of that period, and at an early age he was taught the trade of cabinet mak- ing. As a young man he went to Sharon, where he followed his trade, shortly after his marriage removing to Wrentham, where he settled in the "Wampum" district. He leased his property and set up a shop as cabinet maker, and as his sons became old enough he admitted them into the business. His shop was run by water power, and he manu- factured bureaus, bedsteads, tables, cradles, etc., finding a ready market for his products in Boston, and this industry became an im- portant factor in the progress of the town. The greater part of his output was sold to Edward Renouf, a leading furniture dealer of Boston, and for whom his son, Edward Renouf Bennett, was named. Edward Renouf was a descendant of a noted and honored Norman family which had settled at New- buryport, Massachusetts. Mr. Bennett was of very quiet habits and disposition, and he and his wife were faithful members of the orthodox church. He was a pronounced Democrat, and belonged to the militia. He married, December 31, 1797, Elizabeth, born at Sharon, Massachusetts, January 22, 1774, died at Wrentham, February 20, 1859, daugh- ter of Joseph and Esther (Fisher) Randall. Children : I. Prudence Andriette, born Sep- tember 26, 1798; married Joseph Green Wicks ; children : Joseph; Joseph ; Elizabeth ; Lavinia, born November 17, 1825, married, 1846, Otis B. Whiting, children: Harriet Elizabeth, Ellen Wicks and Otis; Ellen Maria ; William Benjamin. 2. Eliza, born December 19, 1799, died November, 1827. 3. George Hawes, born July 9, 1801, died September 4, 1871 ; married Margaret Dale. 4. Mary Ann, born April 17, 1803, died July 26, 1857; married, August 10, 1823, Carl Moran Fisher ; children: i. Sarah Cole, born May 14, 1824, died November 19, 1867; ii. Isabel Mary, born March II, 1825, died No- vember 19, 1852; iii. Emily Jane, born April 2, 1826, died January 13, 1847; iv. Cornelia, married, September 4, 1867, Benjamin F. Browning; v. Josiah, born February 15, 1836; vi. Alvin Bennett, born April 20, 1838. 5. Esther Randall, born February 6, 1805, married Jeremiah Cobb. 6. Edward Renouf, see forward. 7. Charlotte, born December 26, 1808; married Francis Fisher ; children : Emeline, Eliza, Eunice, Ellen, Robert, Thomas, William and Elizabeth. 8. William
Steadman, born June 23, 1812, died Septem- ber 26, 1881 ; married, June 1, 1836, Matilda Barnes; children: i. Abbie Elizabeth, born May 6, 1837, died October 10, 1875; ii. Louisa Matilda, born September 9, 1839, married, January 3, 1864, Alonzo Rogers, who died January 29, 1874; iii. Amos Wil- liam, born April 12, 1841; iv. Anna Jane, born February 5, 1846, married, February 5, 1867, Solomon S. Lombard; v. Wendell P., born November 14, 1850, died July 18, 1868. 9. Henry Albert, born November 2, 1814, died December II, 1873 ; married, Jan- uary 8, 1838, Charlotte Potter; children: i. Eliza R., born November 20, 1838, died July 21, 1858; ii. Sarah M., born February 14, 1842, died November 7, 1861; iii. Elizabeth R., born March 9, 1853, died September 5, 1853; iv. Willard H., born February 20, 1857, married, June 5, 1878, Ida L. Powers ; children : a. Philip Albert, born July 4, 1879 ; b. Harry Potter, born September 3, 1883; c. Raymond Sales, born December 13, 1892. IO. Eleanor Jane, born November 2, 1814, married Aaron G. Hoyes ; children : i. James Gardner, born March 4, 1840, married Mrs. Agnes Bartlett, has one child: Eleanor An- toinette ; ii. Harriet Newell, born September 21, 1843, married Joseph E. Stanley; chil- dren : Eleanor D., George Francis and Grant. II. Laura, born August 28, 1816, died June 23, 1907 ; married, June 17, 1841, Ebenezer Hawes; children: i. Edward, born April II, 1842, married, May 13, 1867, Eliza C. Doe ; ii. Elijah Francis, born February 5, 1845, died May 14, 1885, married, November 14, 1866, Ellen F. Ballou; iii. Margaret Craige, born July 7, 1846; iv. Eugene, born August 8, 1848, died November 12, 1864; v. Alice, born October 16, 1850; vi. Annie, twin of Alice, died January 8, 1851; vii. George Oliver, born May 7, 1852, married, Novem- ber 22, 1874, Annie C. Day; viii. Catherine Bennett, born January 25, 1855, married, May 20, 1872, Samuel A. Cobb. 12. Isaac Francis (called Frank Bennett), a sketch of whom follows this narrative.
(VII) Edward Renouf, second son and sixth child of Isaac and Elizabeth (Randall) Bennett, was born in Wrentham, October 22, 1806, and died in the same town, April 9, 1896. His school education was limited to at- tendance at the district school during the win- ter sessions, at the same time he was assist- ing his father in his business, and was later admitted to partnership. After a time the firm was dissolved, and Edward R. went to
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Norwood, where he was employed by George W. Everett & Company, and ran a circular saw. During the panic of 1857 this latter firm became insolvent, and Mr. Bennett returned to Wrentham, after a short residence in Rox- bury, and commenced farming in a small way. His farm consisted of thirty acres and he raised general crops. In 1870 his son, Ed- ward P., purchased his father's property, and the elder Bennett and his wife made their home with their son. In connection with his farming Mr. Bennett owned a saw mill at Wrentham, which he operated during the winter months until within ten years of his death. He was interested in military affairs, and was captain of the Wrentham company of militia. He was of a quiet, unassuming na- ture, earnest religious views, a strong temper- ance advocate and he and his wife were mem- bers of the orthodox church of Wrentham. Politically he gave his support to the Repub- lican party. He was married, at Wrentham, by Rev. Elijah Fiske, September 21, 1830, to Susanna, born in Weymouth, February 7, 1804, died in Wrentham, November 14, 1885, daughter of John and Catherine (Childs) Dale, of Weymouth. John Dale was a house- wright. Children: I. Esther Dale, born June 24, 1834, died April 23, 1883; married, Feb- ruary 25, 1854, James Erastus Hawes; child: Mary Eliza, born May 30, 1871, married, Aut- gust 2, 1887, William Albert Foster, children : a. Raymond Hanson, born June 21, 1888; b. Esther Bennett, born November 18, 1890; c. Marion Edith, born December 19, 1892; d. Lawrence Wellington, born September 17, 1898; e. Philip Theodore, born March 7, 1903; f. Alice Margaret, born October 2, 1906. 2. Mary Ellis, born October 5, 1836; married, June 22, 1857, Albert Williams, born December 19, 1831, son of Elliott Lee and Bernice (Williams) Burton (see Burton sketch). Children: i. Edward Randall, born January 31, died February 6, 1858; ii. Alice Williams, born October 24, 1859, died April 6, 1885; iii. Albert Edward, born April 16, 1861; married, May 15, 1893, Nettie May Hopkins; children : a. Wesley Hopkins, born December 29, 1893; b. Alice May, born No- vember 19, 1894; c. Lce Williams, born No- vember 12, 1895; d. Rubie Ellis, born May 30, 1896: c. Tvy Dale, born May 1, 1897; f. Helen Elliott, born September 9, 1902; g. Barbara Virginia, born April 28, 1905; iv. Maria Lincoln, born May 13, 1866, married, September 1, 1894, Clarence Moore Noble, D. D. S., a dentist of Providence, Rhode Isl-
and, who died July 5, 1897, son of George and Sarah Noble, of Cooticook, Canada; v. Ber- nice Elliott, born October 7, 1878, married December 3, 1903, Clarence Mason Hatch; children: a. Dorothy Williams, born August 15, 1905; b. Hazel Mason, born December 26, 1907. 3. Martha Randall, born July 27, 1838, died August 17, 1882; married, Febru- ary 18, 1855, George Albert Jenks; children: i. Addison; ii. Elizabeth, married Oliver Soule; iii. Edward, born January 3, 1867; married, August 17, 1887, Mary Eva Hurst; child: Austin Lewis, born October 6, 1888. 4. Charles Edward, born April 2, 1841, died No- vember 2, 1844. 5. Herbert Franklin, born January 5, 1845; married, January 10, 1866, Mary D. Atwood; children: i. Mabel Augus- ta, born November 20, 1867, died November 29, 1897; married, February 28, 1888, John Harris; child: Earle Dale, born August 27, 1890, died October 22, 1890; ii. Herbert At- wood, born May II, 1875; married, June 23, 1899, Ethel Corey; child: Corey, born De- cember 21, 1905. 6. Edward Payson, see forward.
(VIII) Edward Payson, youngest child of Edward Renouf and Susanna (Dale) Ben- nett, was born in Wrentham, June 30, 1848. He acquired his education in the "Wharf" district school and assisted his father in the cultivation of the farm until he was seventeen years of age. He then entered the employ of Lincoln & Bacon, a jewelry firm of North At- tleboro, where he learned the jewelry trade. He continued with this firm until the spring of 1872 when he became a partner in the Plainville Stock Company, which was then formed, and included Daniel H. Corey, Al- bert W. Burton, Richard Donald, George Demorest, Henry Packard, John Barrett, Walter H. Rogers, Davis D. Reed, Edward P. Bennett and Bradford Corbin. In 1875 Mr. Corbin retired and Mr. William S. Metcalf purchased his interest in this company, and later at different times other members sold out their interests to those remaining in the company, until finally they were all vested in Mr. Bennett and Mr. Metcalf. The corpora- tion prospered from its inception and at no time has it held a higher place in the jewelry trade than at the present. They occupy two floors in Lincoln & Bacon's new building, each thirty by one hundred feet, with ells each thirty by thirty feet. They manufacture ladies' brooches, scarf and hat pins, cuff links, etc., and their wares are known throughout the United States. Mr. Bennett resides in
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the southern part of the town where he has a fine estate on which are located handsome and commodious buildings.
He is a Republican in politics, having served his party as a delegate to various con- ventions, and as selectman in 1906-7, and is an attendant at the Congregational Orthodox Church of Wrentham. He is a member of the Providence Jewelers and Silversmiths Association of Providence, Rhode Island, and was formerly a member of Wampum Lodge, No. 195, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He married (first), at Wrentham, May 20, 1873, Henrietta, born in Charlestown, Massa- chusetts, February 18, 1856, died in Wren- tham, August 24, 1880, daughter of William Henry and Mary (Mountfort) Nash, the former a boat builder. Children: I. Florence Payson, born August 6, 1875; married, July 19, 1906, Harry Agard, of Tolland, Connecti- cut, a lawyer of Westerly, Rhode Island : child : Frederick Browning, born September 21, 1907. 2. Grace Randall, born June 8, 1878; is a teacher at Port Antonio, Jamaica. 3. Bertha Mountfort, born February 1I, 1880; married, September 2, 1902, Frank Averell; with subject in shop; has child: Payson Ben- nett, born July 31, 1907. Mr. Bennett mar- ried (second) at Wrentham, November 27, 1883, Evelyn Augusta, born February 26, 1852, daughter of Elkanah and Mary Maria (White) Whiting, the former a farmer. Child: 4. Charles Whiting, born May 27, 1886. 5. Meta Evelyn, born August 10, 1890. 6. Ed- ward Payson, twin of Meta Evelyn. 7. Hom- er Dale, born August 27, 1892, died March 10, 1893.
(For early generations see preceding sketch).
(VII) Isaac Francis Bennett BENNETT (called Frank Bennett), youngest child of Isaac and Elizabeth (Randall) Bennett, was born in Wrentham, October II, 1810, and died there July 13, 1897. He attended the Wampum dis- trict school and worked in his spare time for his father. At the close of his school years he entered his father's employ regularly, and was later taken into partnership with his brothers. When the business was sold, Isaac F. apprenticed himself to learn the black- smith's trade, working for David Farrington and George Grant, at West Wrentham, where he resided for a time. At the outbreak of the civil war he and his son Bradford removed to Springfield, where they found employment under the United States government at the
Arsenal, finishing bayonets, remaining there throughtout the war. He then returned to Wrentham, entering the employ of E. Ira Richards & Company, at North Attleboro, as a tool maker, and retained this position until he was seventy-five years of age, when he re- tired from active work and made his home with his son, Alonzo F., until his death. His farm on which he died, consisting of more than twenty acres, was bought of Timothy Whit- ing, and was later sold by his son Bradford to his brother Alonzo F. He possessed a sunny, amiable nature, and, like his father, was fond of children and nature, and a great reader. In religious faith he was a Universalist, and his political affiliations were with the Demo- cratic party. He married, at Cumberland, Rhode Island, Lydia, born December 4, 1813, died February 3, 1903, daughter of Daniel and Lydia ( Haskell) Hayden. Children: I. Ellen Frances, born February 27, 1837, died Septem- ber 12, 1899. 2. Bradford, born December 17, 1838, died December 30, 1902. 3. Alonzo Francis, see forward. 4. Charles Henry, born March II, 1843. 5. Daniel, born April 23, 1848, died August II, 1882 ; married, Janu- ary 21, 1872, Annie O. Whiting, of South Franklin, Massachusetts; children: i. Wil- lard F., born September 4, 1874, died Novem- ber 24, 1874; ii. Alice Bradford, born Novem- ber 25, 1876; iii. Marian Willard, born Decem- ber 23, 1878; married, October 28, 1905. Clyde Blanchard ; child: Marjorie Marie, born No- vember 15, 1906; iv. Arthur Hayden, born December 25, 1880; married, September 7, 1907, Harriet Louise Smith. 6. Mary Alice, born January 31, 1851 ; graduated from Wo- men's College of Philadelphia, and Medical Department of the University of Pennsyl- vania, and was the first woman to receive the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in this coun- try. She is a member of the Legal-Medico So- ciety of Pennsylvania and the Legal Medical Society of New York, was for sixteen years superintendent of the State Asylum for the Insane at Norristown, Pennsylvania, and is now practicing medicine in Brooklyn, N. Y.
(VIII) Alonzo Francis, second son and third child of Isaac Francis and Lydia (Hay- den) Bennett, was born in Wrentham, Febru- ary 13, 1841, and died at his family home- stead, October 9, 1905. His education was obtained in the district school at West Wrentham and the old academy at Wrentham Center, up to the age of fourteen years. He then worked for some time among the farm- ers of the vicinity-Joseph Wicks, John Craig
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and others-and in his young manhood found employment with Sturdy & Shepardson, who were at that time manufacturing jewelry in Wrentham. Here Mr. Bennett learned the trade thoroughly, and at the end of two years found a position with the firm of E. Ira Rich- ards & Company, of North Attleboro. It was at this time that he enlisted in Company I, Forty-fifth Massachusetts Regiment, was sent into camp at Readville, Massachusetts, and, October 24, 1862, prepared to embark for the seat of war. The regiment was conveyed by the transport "Mississippi," under the pro- tection of a gunboat, to Beaufort, North Caro- lina, thence to Newbern, was assigned to Col- onel Amory's brigade, and went into camp at Trent, where they remained without incident until December 12. On that date they set forth upon the Goldsboro expedition. Two days later the battle of Kinston was fought, driving the Confederates from their position, with slight loss to the Forty-fifth. At White- hall, on the 16th, the regiment bore an honor- able part, fighting the Confederates across the creek, the bridge having been burnt. In the action of Goldsboro, the following day, the regiment took little part with the exception of burning the bridge across the Neuse, and then returning to camp at Newbern. January 26, 1863, it was detailed as provost guard at New- bern, remaining until April 25, when it was returned to the brigade and went into camp at Trent. April 27, 1863, it went to Core Creek, fifteen miles from Newbern, and at Dover Road drove out the enemy, planting the flag in their entrenchments. They were occu- pied near Fort Spinola until June 24, and then proceeded to Moorchead City, where they em- barked for Boston, reaching that city on the 30th, and were mustered out at Readville, July 8, 1863. During his term of service Mr. Ben- nett was sergeant of his company.
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