From the 'Turnback Tuesday' archives: Bennett family home

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features a photo of the Bennett home. 

It was built in 1721 by one Y. Perry. Perry sold the house in 1736 to Harthow Bennett, father of Deacon Daniel Bennett. 

In 1781, Deacon Bennett served breakfast to Duc de Lauzun and a crew of his French officers after the troop of 600 soldiers spent the night on Sentinel Hill [in Derby]. 

Daniel Bennett was also the grandfather of Commodore Isaac Hull. The house was destroyed in 1890.

[First posted on this date in 2017.]

Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.