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William Bennett

Male 1772 - 1838  (66 years)


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  • Name William Bennett 
    Birth 1772 
    Gender Male 
    Event-Misc 8 Aug 1837  Bergers Store, Toshes, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Murdered Joel Hubbard Echols 
    Death 19 Jan 1838  Staunton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I16657  Master
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2024 

    Father James Bennett,   b. 1746, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1826, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Letitia Kerr 
    Family ID F4313  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsEvent-Misc - Murdered Joel Hubbard Echols - 8 Aug 1837 - Bergers Store, Toshes, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Jan 1838 - Staunton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Murder of Joel Echols    		Murder of Joel Echols
    Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. August 24, 1837. p. 3, c. 2

    https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84024719/1837-08-24/ed-1/?sp=3&st=image&r=-0.068,0.027,0.689,0.387,0

  • Notes 
    • Winston Dalton, the brother of Asenath Dalton, kept a journal in which he recorded various events. His journal contains the following entry:

      "William Bennett, son of James, hung for stabbing Joel Achols [sic] on 9 Aug. 1837, hung 19 Jan. 1838."

  • Sources 
    1. [S1188] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Extracted Vital Records, 1660-1923, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (Reliability: 3).
      Achols, Dr Joel, Stabbed by William Bennett, 9 Aug 1837
      https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/11737:61462?ssrc=pt&tid=199378844&pid=322598936213

    2. [S1188] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Extracted Vital Records, 1660-1923, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (Reliability: 3).
      Name William Bennett
      Gender Male
      Death Date 19 Jan 1838
      Father James Bennett
      Mother Bennett
      https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/11774:61462?ssrc=pt&tid=199644249&pid=332611928861


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