Jeremiah Bennett

Jeremiah Bennett, born in New York state in 1795, married Sarah Winnie there, and with her came to this county in 1837, first settling at Farmington, and in 1838 on what is now the "Galbraith Farm.'" In later years they moved to the present farm of Amos Bennett, where Jeremiah died in 1870, aged seventy-six, and his wife in February, 1886, aged eighty-three years. Both were members of the Protestant Methodist Church. Amos Bennett was born in New York state in 1832, and at the age of five years came with his parents to this State. In 1860 he married. Miss Hannah, a daughter of Josiah Bunton. They are the parents of nine children: Sarah W., Walter, Ella, Bertie, Amos, Thomas, Lizzie, Laura and Emma. He is the owner of 225 acres, well improved. His father was an old line Whig until 1855, when he joined the new party, of which the son is a staunch supporter.