** Date of newspaper is not always the date of the incident - this was a weekly, and stories were written, set, and the printing was done after the facts were typeset, often days later.
The Weekly Butte Record (Chico, California), Saturday, May 17, 1879, pg 3 col 4: Sudden Death. Intelligence of the sudden death of I.R. Bennett, at two o'clock today, from heart disease, reaches us as we go to press.
** Date of newspaper is not always the date of the incident - this was a weekly, and stories were written, set, and the printing was done after the facts were typeset, often days later.
The Weekly Butte Record (Chico, California), Saturday, May 17, 1879, pg 3 col 4: Sudden Death. Intelligence of the sudden death of I.R. Bennett, at two o'clock today, from heart disease, reaches us as we go to press.
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BORN in CATTARAUGUS CO.N.Y.
DIED IN CHICO CAL.
A LOVING HUSBAND
AND A DEVOTED FATHER
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Bennett - Shear family lot
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