Legislator Details
Vital Records Information:
Marital Information:
married Malinda Hagerman about 1828 in Orleans County, NY
Number of Children: 10
Background
Education:
Biographical Sketch:
He left his parents at the age of 16, and worked on a farm and at lumbering until the fall of 1828, when he moved to Michigan. He lived in Adrian until the fall of 1829, when he returned to Orleans Co., NY to marry. In the spring of 1830, he came back to Michigan and purchased a series of farms in Adrian township. In 1837 he purchased 220 acres on sections 9 and 16, in Fairfield, where he resided until 1868. This land he sold to his son Stillman and afterward resided in Fairfield village. After moving to Fairfield township he held various offices including supervisor for 4 terms, justice of the peace 4 terms, and town clerk about 15 terms. He was present at the dedication of the first capitol building in the city of Lansing.
Notable Facts:
Father of Representative Stillman W. Bennett.
Died in 1891