Laura Charmion Bennett

Female 1914 - 1979  (64 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Laura Charmion Bennett was born 24 Nov 1914, RI (daughter of John Alan Bennett and Mary Watson Nisbet); died 5 Jan 1979; was buried , Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI.

    Laura married Francis William Lannigan 1 Jul 1941, New York, NY. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Alan BennettJohn Alan Bennett was born 27 Jun 1894, Waltham, MA (son of John J. Bennett and Jane M. "Jennie" O'Connell); died 18 Jul 1951, Warwick, RI; was buried , Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI.

    Notes:

    In the 1920 Federal Census, John A. Bennett is age 29 and living with his wife Mary and two young daughters, Laura & Lillian. They are residing on Bluff St. in East Providence with Mary's parents and three of her sisters.

    In 1930, John A. Bennett is age 39 and divorced, a lodger on Weybosset St. in Providence, RI. He is still a lawyer.

    In 1940 he is living with wife Jane and two children in Warwick, RI. He is a lawyer and son John Jr. is an apprentice lawyer.

    His 1942 draft registration card identifies him as John Alan Bennett age 47; living at 37 Clearwater St., Gaspee Plateau, Warwick, RI; self-employed in the Turks Head Building, Providence; (wife?) Mrs. Jane S. Bennett.

    The obituary gives his dob as 27 June 1893; his draft registration says 27 June 1894; both give birthplace as Waltham, MA. However, the birth records for Waltham don't have his birth record for either year.

    He may be the John Henry Bennett born 28 June 1890 (illegitimate male) at Waltham, MA, to John Bennett & Jennie O'Connell. John Sr. was a patternmaker; both John & Jennie were born in Waltham according to the birth record. In the Federal Census of 1910, John J. & Jennie Bennett are living in Providence, RI; they have two children, John 19 and Eva 18. John Sr. is a patternmaker at a foundry. His parents and Jennie's parents were born in Ireland.

    The burial record at Swan Point gives his parents as John and Mary (O'Connor) Bennett. This seems to suggest that the above-mentioned couple might be his parents. I haven't found any other couple with similar names in the Waltham birth records. Eva was born 28 Oct 1891 in Waltham to John J. Bennett and Jane M. O'Connell.

    John married Mary Watson Nisbet 21 Jul 1913, Providence, RI. Mary (daughter of William Nisbet and Margaret Watson) was born Abt. May 1892, Glascow, Scotland; died Feb 1977. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary Watson Nisbet was born Abt. May 1892, Glascow, Scotland (daughter of William Nisbet and Margaret Watson); died Feb 1977.

    Notes:

    Mary came to America with her parents and siblings in 1896.

    In the 1920 Federal Census, the extended family is living at 23 Bluff St., East Providence, RI. Mary's parents -- William & Margaret -- as well as her three sisters, appear to be living together with Mary, her husband John A. Bennett, and their two young daughters, Laura & Lillian.

    In the 1930 Federal Census, Mary N. Bennett is age 37, divorced, and living at 199 Washington Ave., Providence, RI, with her three children.

    Children:
    1. 1. Laura Charmion Bennett was born 24 Nov 1914, RI; died 5 Jan 1979; was buried , Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI.
    2. Lillian Eva Bennett was born 13 Jun 1918, Riverside, RI; died 21 Jun 2002, Marblehead, Essex Co., MA.
    3. John N. "Bud" Bennett was born Abt 1921, RI.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John J. Bennett

    John — Jane M. "Jennie" O'Connell. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Jane M. "Jennie" O'Connell
    Children:
    1. Eva Bennett was born 28 Oct 1891, Waltham, MA.
    2. 2. John Alan Bennett was born 27 Jun 1894, Waltham, MA; died 18 Jul 1951, Warwick, RI; was buried , Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI.

  3. 6.  William NisbetWilliam Nisbet was born 6 Oct 1861, Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland (son of Hugh Steven Nisbet and Sarah Dunlop); died 5 Jan 1943, Conimicut, Warwick, Kent County, RI.

    Notes:

    In the 1900 Federal Census, the Nisbet family is living in Providence, RI: William 35, Marguerite 34, Marguerite B. 14, Rachael G. 10, Mary W. 8, Elsie K. 5, Lillian W. 3, and Laura B. 7 mos. William is a painter.

    In 1910 the family is still at Providence. William's occupation is Interior Decorator.

    In the 1920 Federal Census, William & Margaret Nesbit, ages 57 & 55, are living on Bluff St., East Providence, RI. According to the census data, they immigrated in 1896. In their household in 1920 are four daughters: Margaret B., Mary W. Bennett, Elsie G. K., & Laura B.. Mary is married to John Bennett, who is also in the household, along with their two daughters, Laura & Lillian. William is a painter, interior.

    In the 1930 Federal Census, William & Margaret are aged 68 & 65. They are living on Church Ave. in Warwick, RI. Their daughter Margaret, 43, is with them, as well as a widowed sister-in-law, Mary First (?), aged 72, born in England.

    William was an artist who at one time directed the interior decorating at Providence City Hall and other public buildings in the capital city.

    According to relative Ian Nisbet, William and Margaret and family sailed on the SS Peruvian and arrived in Boston on 14 Oct 1896. William's occupation was listed as "house painter."

    William married Margaret Watson 5 Jun 1884, Southend, Argyllshire, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of Joseph Watson and Rachel Gibson) was born Between 1864 and 1865, England; died Aft 1 Jun 1930. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Margaret Watson was born Between 1864 and 1865, England (daughter of Joseph Watson and Rachel Gibson); died Aft 1 Jun 1930.
    Children:
    1. Margaret Beatrice Nisbet was born 26 Jul 1885, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died Aft 1 Jun 1930.
    2. Rachel Gibson Nisbet was born 13 Apr 1890, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    3. 3. Mary Watson Nisbet was born Abt. May 1892, Glascow, Scotland; died Feb 1977.
    4. Elsie Gibson Kennedy Nisbet was born 7 Oct 1894, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    5. Lillian W. Nisbet was born 14 Jan 1897, RI.
    6. Laura B. Nisbet was born 18 Oct 1899, RI.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Hugh Steven Nisbet was born Abt 1825 (son of Robert Nisbet and Henrietta Steven).

    Hugh married Sarah Dunlop 19 Nov 1850, Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Sarah Dunlop
    Children:
    1. Mary H. Nisbet was born 1851.
    2. Harriet Steven Nisbet was born 1853.
    3. Robert Nisbet was born 1855.
    4. Barbara Mitchell Nisbet was born 1857.
    5. John Dunlop Nisbet was born 1859.
    6. 6. William Nisbet was born 6 Oct 1861, Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland; died 5 Jan 1943, Conimicut, Warwick, Kent County, RI.
    7. David Dunlop Nisbet was born 1863.
    8. James Nisbet was born 1866.

  3. 14.  Joseph Watson

    Joseph — Rachel Gibson. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Rachel Gibson
    Children:
    1. Mary Watson was born Abt 1858, England; died Aft 1 Jun 1930.
    2. 7. Margaret Watson was born Between 1864 and 1865, England; died Aft 1 Jun 1930.