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Albert John Bennett

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Albert John Bennett

Birth
Fairfield, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
1883 (aged 29–30)
Mexico
Burial
Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona, USA GPS-Latitude: 31.7201732, Longitude: -110.0702364
Plot
Row 5, Lot 16b
Memorial ID
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Al Bennet, killed by the indians in Fronteras, Mexico, Teamster. Al Bennet and Ben Scott, Teamsters, hauling freight to Fronteras, Mexico, were attacked by Apaches. Ben was hit in the arm and Al was killed. Ben buried Al in Fronteras and returned to Tombstone. Mrs. Bennet insisted that Ben return to Fronteras and return with Al for burial in Tombstone, but Ben was killed on the way back. They were then both buried together in Boot Hill, Tombstone.
Al Bennet, killed by the indians in Fronteras, Mexico, Teamster. Al Bennet and Ben Scott, Teamsters, hauling freight to Fronteras, Mexico, were attacked by Apaches. Ben was hit in the arm and Al was killed. Ben buried Al in Fronteras and returned to Tombstone. Mrs. Bennet insisted that Ben return to Fronteras and return with Al for burial in Tombstone, but Ben was killed on the way back. They were then both buried together in Boot Hill, Tombstone.

Gravesite Details

Al & Ben Scott were teamsters ambushed by Indians.



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