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James Bennet 1837 - 1922

James Bennet was born on January 27, 1837 at Sturton in Nottinghamshire County England. He was in a relationship with Christiana Harker, and had a child John George Bennett. James Bennet died at age 85 years old on July 18, 1922 in Tooleen, VIC Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James Bennet.

James Bennet

January 27, 1837

Sturton in Nottinghamshire County, England

July 18, 1922

Tooleen, VIC, 3551, Australia

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1837

Birthday

January 27, 1837

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Sturton in Nottinghamshire County England

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07/18

1922

Death

July 18, 1922

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Tooleen, VIC 3551, Australia
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In 1837, in the year that James Bennet was born, on February 25th, in Philadelphia, the Institute for Colored Youth (ICY) - the oldest African-American university in the United States - was founded. It was the first institution for the higher education of black people in the United States. Founded by Quaker Richard Humphreys who gave $10,000 to establish the school, it still exists today - although the location has moved and it has been renamed Cheyney University. Humphreys was concerned about the struggles of free African Americans to make a living.

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In 1874, at the age of 37 years old, James was alive when on May 20th, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis were approved for a patent for "blue jeans with copper rivets". They charged $13.50 per dozen jeans. Although the term "jeans" was first used in 1795 - in Italy - using rivets to reinforce stress points in jeans such as pockets and the bottom of the fly was an original idea..

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James Bennet's Family Tree

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James Bennet Jan 27, 1837 - Jul 18, 1922

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Christiana Harker

James Bennet

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James Bennet Jan 27, 1837 - Jul 18, 1922

Christiana Harker Apr 19, 1839 - Oct 5, 1898

Child

John George Bennett Oct 31, 1874 - Jul 2, 1936

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