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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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  • 01/27
    1837

    Birthday

    January 27, 1837
    Birthdate
    Sturton in Nottinghamshire County England
    Birthplace
  • 07/18
    1922

    Death

    July 18, 1922
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Tooleen, VIC 3551, Australia
    Death location
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    James Bennet lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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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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