Alfred Bennett, Reverend

- 1861

• Name	Alfred Bennett
  Suffix	Reverend
  Birth	of, Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 May 1861	Homer, Cortland, New York
  Person ID	I103053	Whipple Descendants
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel "Asa" Bennett,   b. of, Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Mother	Mary Barrows
  Family ID	F14457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rhoda Grow,   b. 6 Sep 1780, Hampton, Windham, Connecticut d. 24 Dec 1874, Homer, Cortland, New York (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1806
  Children	1. Cephas Bennett
  Family ID	F42738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - - of, Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut Death - 10 May 1861 - Homer, Cortland, New York  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  !SOURCE: Email from Lynda Ozinga (email hidden) to Weldon Whipple, 3 Mar 2006. Lynda writes: Shortly after marriage they removed to Homer NY where Rev. Alfred Bennett was a Baptist MInister of great prominence & in his later life was actively associated with the Board of Foreign Missions. He was a sponser & friend of Missionary Adoniram Judson who went to Burma & Rev. Alfred & Rhoda Bennett's son Cephas went to Burma as well to aid with printing materials for Adoniram Judsons' mission. Rev. Alfred Bennett was the First Pastor of the Homer Baptist Church, started many other churches in the Cortland Co & Tompkins Co areas with his friend Judge John Keep's help. Judge John Keep was a relative of the Grow family as well, as his wife Frances Goodell was the daughter of Edward Goodell, cousin of Experience Goodell.