Price, Bennett, 1842-1917

Bennett Price was born in Wales in 1842, but his family moved to Wisconsin when Price was a baby. In 1864, he travelled to Virginia City, Montana Territory. In 1878, he established a store at Belmont, above Marysville, with John H. Jurgens. They continued to operate the store and one in Marysville until 1886, when they sold out and made a contract to supply timber to the Northern Pacific Railroad.

From the description of Bennett Price reminiscence, ca. 1915. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 679692565

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