Price, Bennett, 1842-1917
Biographical notes:
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
Merchant in Belmont, Mont.
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. He died in Sept. 1917.
From the description of Bennett Price reminiscence, [1915?]. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70966127
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Subjects:
- Frontier and pioneer life
- General stores
- Gold mines and mining
- Welsh Americans
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Places:
- Montana--Marysville (as recorded)
- Montana--Belmont (Lewis and Clark County) (as recorded)
- Virginia City (Mont.) (as recorded)
- Montana--Belmont (as recorded)
- Montana (as recorded)
- Montana--Marysville (Lewis and Clark County) (as recorded)
- Montana--Helena (as recorded)
- Belmont (Mont.) (as recorded)
- Marysville (Mont.) (as recorded)
