Abbreviations used
Date December 26 1885
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Sun
The language of the text is the original used in the newspaper entry and as transcribed by Daniel F. Johnson. Records acquired by the Provincial Archives are not translated from the language in which they originate.
Passed quietly to rest 1:30 a.m., James BENNETT, sr., 85th year, left widow, three sons, one daughter. He was a native of London, England and for last 45 years a resident of Saint John city. (Boston and Hartford, Conn. papers please copy) SUN Dec. 28 - Funeral Tuesday 2:30 p.m. from his residence 315 Germain St.