Outagamie County, WI - Biography of Rev. Philo S. BENNETT of Appleton 1817-1895

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SUBJECT: Biography of Rev. Philo S. BENNETT of Appleton 1817-1895
SUBMITTER: W. David Samuelsen
EMAIL: dsam@wasatch.com
DATE SUBMITTED: Apr 16, 1999
SURNAMES: BENNETT, CHASE, BRIGGS
SOURCE: Record of the Pioneers of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; page 13, pub. 1898, The Post Publishing Co.


BIOGRAPHY:
REV. PHILO S. BENNETT

Rev. Philo S. BENNETT was born in Pulaska, Oswego county, New York, March 13, 1817. He was educated for the
ministry at a seminary at Mexico, N.Y., and ordained in 1837. He was married June 13, 1838, at Pulaski, N.Y., to
Miss Calphurnia CHASE, a relative of Secretary CHASE. She was a remarkable woman. it is quite safe to say few
Methodist itinerants have been favored with a helpmate who in all respects was the equal of Sister C. C. BENNETT.
He was occupied with
various charges in New York State until 1850, when he came to Wisconsin. He was stationed first at Platteville and
afterward at Beloit; meantime he continued his studies and received a degree from
beloit Colleg ein 1854. He afterward held various charges in the State, including Milwaukee and Racine, and in 1861
he came to Appleton, where he has since resided. For the past eight years he
has not been engaged in active work, but being of an energetic temperament has occupied himself to a great extent
with literary work and lecturing as well as frequent pulpit work. Since the death of his
estimable wife seven years ago, after a happy married life of nearly half a century, he has made his home with his only
daughter, Mrs. L. BRIGGS where his last days were happily sepnt, made pleasant by the loving care of children and
grand-children. Elder BENNETT died April 5, 1895.