Biography
John Bennett was born 30 April 1845 in Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia to John Bennett (1804-1882) and Susannah Buttsworth (1814-1894) and died 29 March 1940 49 Hector Road, Willoughby, New South Wales, Australia of unspecified causes. He married Violet Sarah Buttsworth (1871-1968) 1892 in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Bertie Lyle Bennett (1893-1967) | |||
| Athol Rupert Bennett (1894-1917) | 2 April 1894 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia | 12 October 1917 Passendale, West Flanders, Belgium | |
Obituary
A LARGE circle of old friends throughout the Hawkesbury heard with profound regret of the passing, at his home, 49 Hector road, Willoughby, on Thursday of last week of a widely known former Ebenezer resident, in the person of Mr. John Bennett, J. P., at the advanced age of 95 years, after a long illness.
The late Mr. Bennett will be remembered by older residents as a pioneer citrusgrower
in this district, and it is understood that he had the distinction of being the first Hawkesbury resident to send a consignment of citrus fruit overseas. He was also for many years associated with the Hawkesbury River Steamship Co., in those days when all the produce from Sackville and the river centres went by boat to the Sydney market. A good citizen generally, interested in everything making for the progress of the district to which the greater portion of his life was devoted, and a staunch friend and neighbor, deceased enjoyed an enviable esteem from all classes of the community when he retired some 20 years ago and went to Sydney to reside. Particularly did he leave his mark on the history of later Ebenezer development, and in that and surrounding areas there still reside old friends who received the sad news of his demise with a sense of genuine personal loss.
The late Mr. Bennett married Miss Violet Buttsworth, elder daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Buttsworth, of Wilberforce, who survives him, together with one son, Bert. Another son, Athol, was killed in action in France in 1916, while serving with the Australian troops in the Great War. Deceased is also survived by one sister, Mrs. George Moody, of Petersham (who is 90 years of age), and to the bereaved relatives the sincere sympathy of all old friends is extended in their loss.
The large and representative funeral, at which many former friends attended to pay their last tribute, took place on Friday, the interment being held in the Church of England cemetery, Northern Suburbs, the Rev. Gabbett officiating.
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