Irving B Bennett

1900 - 1943  (43 years)

• Name	Irving B Bennett  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	30 May 1900	Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, USA   [2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son of Margaret and Albert Bennett
  Occupation	1930	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  	Merchant Seaman
  Arrival	20 Jul 1931	New York, New York, USA   [9]
  	Fireman, departed Port Antonio, Jamaica aboard SS Oritani
  Military Draft Registration	1942	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [6]
  	Draft Registration - WWII; Married to Josephine
  _MILT	Abt 1942  [7]
  	US Merchant Marine - WWII; Chief Engineer on collier SS Suffolk
  		Ship-SS Suffolk
  Death	11 Dec 1943  [5, 7, 8, 10]
  	Cause: Killed in Action - Lost at sea
  	Lost at Sea on Collier Suffolk
  Burial	Mount View Cemetery, Camden, Knox, Maine, USA   [8]
  Person ID	I19516	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family	Josephine May 'Josie' Bunker,   b. 13 Feb 1903, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA
  Marriage	1931	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F7169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 May 1900 - Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son of Margaret and Albert Bennett - 1910 - Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, USA Occupation - Merchant Seaman - 1930 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 1931 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Arrival - Fireman, departed Port Antonio, Jamaica aboard SS Oritani - 20 Jul 1931 - New York, New York, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII; Married to Josephine - 1942 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Places

  Ship-SS Suffolk

  
  

• Sources

  [S1170] Ancestry.com, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S1761] Ancestry.com, 1930 Census of Merchant Seamen, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1932_3; Page: 42A; Enumeration District: 51-258. 1930 Census of Merchant Seamen [S15] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Brewer Ward 2, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: T624_544; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0151; FHL microfilm: 1374557. 1910 United States Federal Census [S345] Ancestry.com, Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 4. Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922 [S230] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [S23] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 62. [S1498] Ancestry.com, U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;). U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 [S9] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S161] Ancestry.com, New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1931; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 13; Page Number: 218. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [S3518] Death of Irving Bennett - The Boston Globe - 21 Dec 1943 - Page 1, (Name: The Boston Globe; Location: Boston, Massachusetts; Date: 21 Dec 1943;), 9 GREATER BOSTON MEN AMONG THOSE LOST ON COLLIER. The War Shipping Administration today authorized release of the names of the 37 members of the crew of the Boston collier Suffolk, believed lost in a gale off Montauk Point, Long Island, a week ago last Saturday. The names of nine Greater Boston men were included in the list of those missing and believed lest on the ill-fated collier, which was bringing a load of bituminous coal to Boston from Norfolk. Va., when she radioed twice for help on Dec. 11. Names of four Navy men who were members of the collier's gun crew have not yet been released by the Navy. Although the Suffolk is still officially listed as "missing," the Navy conducted a four-day search for her with both ships and planes, then announced it had abandoned the hunt. C H Sprague and Sons, owner of the Suffolk, today furnished Globe with the following names of crew members listed as missing: The following is the list of Greater Boston men reported missing: • Irving B Bennett, 515 East 6th St, South Boston, Chief Engineer. • The Boston Globe • Boston, Massachusetts • 21 Dec 1943, Tue • Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112399099/the-boston-globe/?xid=637 News-BENNETT Irving (Death)