Aged Kingston Resident Dies
Margaret Bennett Smith Was Descendant of Early Settlers
Mrs Margaret Bennett Smith, 81, descendant of two families among the earliest to settle in Wyoming Valley before the Revolutionary War and widow of J. Bennett Smith, historian and prominent resident, died last night at 10:15 at her home, 280 Chestnut Avenue, Kingston, following a brief illness
Deceased was born in Wilkes-Barre on July 13, 1860, and before marriage was Margaret Moister Bennett, daughter of Silas W. Bennett, whose ancestor Ishmael Bennett, was among the early settlers here. On her mother’s side, deceased was a descendant of Rev. Roger Moister, one of the first ministers to preach in the small settlement established here by former Connecticut residents.
Mrs. Smith was married first in 1890 to Michael Scott of this city, who died in 1892. In September 1900, she was married to J. Bennett Smith, a cousin on her father’s side. He died in 1920.
She was a member of Kingston Presbyterian Church and took an active interest in church and civic affairs in Kingston for more than a half-century.
Surviving is a daughter, Margaret Bennett Scott, at home and two step-children, A. Dewitt Smith of Philadelphia and Mrs, George W. Lewis.
Her obituary published in the The Wilkes-Barre Record
Another notice published a couple of days later noted she was buried in Hollenback Cemetery.
Margaret Bennett Smith Was Descendant of Early Settlers
Mrs Margaret Bennett Smith, 81, descendant of two families among the earliest to settle in Wyoming Valley before the Revolutionary War and widow of J. Bennett Smith, historian and prominent resident, died last night at 10:15 at her home, 280 Chestnut Avenue, Kingston, following a brief illness
Deceased was born in Wilkes-Barre on July 13, 1860, and before marriage was Margaret Moister Bennett, daughter of Silas W. Bennett, whose ancestor Ishmael Bennett, was among the early settlers here. On her mother’s side, deceased was a descendant of Rev. Roger Moister, one of the first ministers to preach in the small settlement established here by former Connecticut residents.
Mrs. Smith was married first in 1890 to Michael Scott of this city, who died in 1892. In September 1900, she was married to J. Bennett Smith, a cousin on her father’s side. He died in 1920.
She was a member of Kingston Presbyterian Church and took an active interest in church and civic affairs in Kingston for more than a half-century.
Surviving is a daughter, Margaret Bennett Scott, at home and two step-children, A. Dewitt Smith of Philadelphia and Mrs, George W. Lewis.
Her obituary published in the The Wilkes-Barre Record
Another notice published a couple of days later noted she was buried in Hollenback Cemetery.
Aged Kingston Resident Dies
Margaret Bennett Smith Was Descendant of Early Settlers
Mrs Margaret Bennett Smith, 81, descendant of two families among the earliest to settle in Wyoming Valley before the Revolutionary War and widow of J. Bennett Smith, historian and prominent resident, died last night at 10:15 at her home, 280 Chestnut Avenue, Kingston, following a brief illness
Deceased was born in Wilkes-Barre on July 13, 1860, and before marriage was Margaret Moister Bennett, daughter of Silas W. Bennett, whose ancestor Ishmael Bennett, was among the early settlers here. On her mother’s side, deceased was a descendant of Rev. Roger Moister, one of the first ministers to preach in the small settlement established here by former Connecticut residents.
Mrs. Smith was married first in 1890 to Michael Scott of this city, who died in 1892. In September 1900, she was married to J. Bennett Smith, a cousin on her father’s side. He died in 1920.
She was a member of Kingston Presbyterian Church and took an active interest in church and civic affairs in Kingston for more than a half-century.
Surviving is a daughter, Margaret Bennett Scott, at home and two step-children, A. Dewitt Smith of Philadelphia and Mrs, George W. Lewis.
Her obituary published in the The Wilkes-Barre Record
Another notice published a couple of days later noted she was buried in Hollenback Cemetery.
Margaret Bennett Smith Was Descendant of Early Settlers
Mrs Margaret Bennett Smith, 81, descendant of two families among the earliest to settle in Wyoming Valley before the Revolutionary War and widow of J. Bennett Smith, historian and prominent resident, died last night at 10:15 at her home, 280 Chestnut Avenue, Kingston, following a brief illness
Deceased was born in Wilkes-Barre on July 13, 1860, and before marriage was Margaret Moister Bennett, daughter of Silas W. Bennett, whose ancestor Ishmael Bennett, was among the early settlers here. On her mother’s side, deceased was a descendant of Rev. Roger Moister, one of the first ministers to preach in the small settlement established here by former Connecticut residents.
Mrs. Smith was married first in 1890 to Michael Scott of this city, who died in 1892. In September 1900, she was married to J. Bennett Smith, a cousin on her father’s side. He died in 1920.
She was a member of Kingston Presbyterian Church and took an active interest in church and civic affairs in Kingston for more than a half-century.
Surviving is a daughter, Margaret Bennett Scott, at home and two step-children, A. Dewitt Smith of Philadelphia and Mrs, George W. Lewis.
Her obituary published in the The Wilkes-Barre Record
Another notice published a couple of days later noted she was buried in Hollenback Cemetery.
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