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George W Bent

Birth	:	1818
Death	:	21 Nov 1892 East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial	:	Union Cemetery, Carver, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8575390, -70.7591830
Plot	:	Section B Block 10 Row 1
Inscription	:	GEORGE W. BENT 1818 - 1892 ANNA E. MITCHELL HIS WIFE 1824 - 1899
Description	:	Son of John Bent and Polly (Snow). Husband of Anna Eliza Mitchell, they had no children. GEORGE W. BENT, with Jesse Murdock, Matt. Ellis and Thomas B. Griffith, founded in 1834 what is now known as the Murdock Parlor Grate Co., of Boston. The firm was known as Bent, Griffith & Co. until his retirement in 1866, after which it became Murdock & Co., bearing the latter name until its incorporation in 1875. Source: Bent Family in America Genealogy of the Descendants of John Bent who settled in Sudbury, Mass., in 1638 by Allen H. Bent Read More	Son of John Bent and Polly (Snow). Husband of Anna Eliza Mitchell, they had no children. GEORGE W. BENT, with Jesse Murdock, Matt. Ellis and Thomas B. Griffith, founded in 1834 what is now known as the Murdock Parlor Grate Co., of Boston. The firm was known as Bent, Griffith & Co. until his retirement in 1866, after which it became Murdock & Co., bearing the latter name until its incorporation in 1875. Source: Bent Family in America Genealogy of the Descendants of John Bent who settled in Sudbury, Mass., in 1638 by Allen H. Bent Printed in Boston by David Clapp & Son, 1900 https://archive.org/stream/bentfamilyinamer00bent#page/n7/mode/2up Photo of this grate is attached to memorial. No. 3 PORTABLE GRATE. MANUFACTURED BY BENT. GRIFFITH & CO. SO. CARVER, MASS. 1862 This is a rare Civil War era 1862 No. 3 Portable Cast Iron Grate from the Bent Griffith & Co. of So. Carver Mass. In 1853 Thomas BN. Griffith, Jesse Murdock, George W. Bent and Matthias Ellis formed a partnership for the manufacture of grates, under the fir name of Bent, Griffith & Co. The works were established on the brook that runs from Furnace pond, and a salesroom fitted in Boston . Eight employees were engaged during the first years of the project and about 25 tons of grates manufactured annually. In the expansion days following the Civil War, the plant increased its output, and Bent withdrawing from the firm, its name was changed to Murdock & Co. At this time, Maj. Griffith traveled extensively over Europe gathering styles and data from which the firm took front rank in its line and as a manufacturer of fancy household furnishings it had a national reputation. Brass moulding was added to the firm's facilities and brass castings by expert workmen from Sweden were finished in the most artistic manner. In 1877, the business was incorporated under the name of the Murdock Parlor Grate Co. The buildings of the firm were demolished by fire in 1885 when the business was moved to Middleboro. The grate is a piece of Carver history and a great example of advertising cast iron. It measures 22.5" x 14.5" and weighs approx. 10 lbs. Condition is excellent with no cracks or breaks to the iron. – just normal age rust. On the reverse side of the grate are the initials M &P . Source: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1862-civil-war-era-bent-griffith-co-249654355 (This information added to memorial on June 4, 2022) Deaths Registered in the Town of Carver November 21, 1892 George W. Bent Male - Married 74 years, 5 months, 9 days Heart failure Residence & place of death: East Bridgewater Place of burial: So. Carver Occupation: Manufacturer Place of birth: Middleboro Names & birthplace of parents: John Bent, Middleboro Polly (Snow), Rochester V. 428 - P. 550 GS film #961507 Digital folder #4224899 Image #525 familysearch.org

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George W Bent's memorial is located at: Union Cemetery, Carver, Plymouth County, USA.
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George W Bent death on 21 Nov 1892 in East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
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Latitude: 41.8575390
Longitude: -70.7591830

Family Members:

Parent

John Bent

(1763 - 1853)

Polly Snow Bent

(1786 - 1818)

Spouse

Anna E. Mitchell Bent

(1824 - 1899)

Siblings

Mary A Bent Ward

(unknow - 1898)

Emily Bent Cobb

(1810 - 1896)

Adaline Crocker Bent Shaw

(1814 - 1864)

Elizabeth Bent Cobb

(1795 - 1865)

Lucy Murdock Bent Griffith

(1801 - 1842)

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