Solano County Biographies

WILLIAM F. BENNETT

Transcribed by Carolyn Feroben

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is a native of England, born at Birmingham, August 23, 1822, and left his home 
at the age of seven for Australia, where he served an apprenticeship as 
carpenter in Sydney, remaining there until 1849, when he sailed for San 
Francisco, arriving in August.  After two weeks he came to Benicia and began 
work at the government Barracks, where he was employed on and off till 1874, 
when he went to Australia and sojourned for three years, again returning to 
Benicia, where he has since resided.  Mr. B. married Mary Ann Boones, a native 
of Scotland, March, 1874, she being born September, 2, 1833.
 
History of Solano County � San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley  & Co., East 
Oakland, pub 1879, pp 436