1931 Golden Wedding- Mr & Mrs  Moses Benett
Date:	4/20/98 1:25:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:	tess@sover.net (Terry Perham)
from the Brattleboro Reformer
                   Brattleboro, Windham County, VT
                         April 18, 1931

                        OBSERVE GOLDEN WEDDING
                       Mr. and Mrs. Moses Bennett

With 32 relatives present, including all of their seven children and all
but four of their 16 grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. Moses Bennett,
well-known residents of Jacksonville, yesterday celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary, which occcurred Saturday.  A family dinner served
at noon was featured by two wedding cakes which were cut by the "bride."
The event was doubly significant as this was the first occasion since
1917 that all the children had met together with their parents.

Moses Bennett was born in St. Johns, P.Q., Oct 15, 1861, a son of Joseph
and Falvi Bennett.  Mrs. Bennett, who was before her marriage Celenda
Mitchell, a daughter of Francis and Margaret Mitchell, was born in
Gramby, P.Q., Oct. 22, 1862.  Both families moved to this country when
the children were small.

Moses Bennett and Celenda Mitchell were married in Colrain, Mass. April
18, 1881.  They moved from Colrain to Jacksonville in 1891 and have
lived here since that time.  For the past 35 years Mr. Bennett has
conducted a barber shop and pool room in this town.  Mr. Bennett is a
member of the Jacksonville lodge of Odd Fellows.  Mrs. Bennettt is a
member of Rebekah lodge here.

Eight children were born to the couple, seven of whom survive.  They
are: Edward M. of Hinsdale, Walter F. of Tunbridge, Vt., William G. of
Pittsfield, Mass., Mamie R. of Jacksonville, Edith E. wife of William
Gilbert of Charlemont, Mass., Delia F. wife of Wilber Hanks of
Jacksonville, and Pearl L. wife of Charles Langmaid of Brattleboro.  A
son, Fraankie, died in infancy.  Two sons. William and Walter, were in
the World war, both serving overseas.

Mrs. Bennett has two brothers and a sister, Levi Mitchell and Edward
Mitchell of Colrain, and Mrs. Sarah Lamoreaux of Northfield, Mass., all
of whom attended the obsevance, as did Mrs. Levi Mitchell.
(c)1998, Terry Perham
Courtesy of
Terry Perham
Hinsdale, NH
tess@sover.net

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