Brief Life History of John S.
When John S. Benedict was born on 11 August 1813, in Connecticut, United States, his father, Heman Benedict, was 21 and his mother, Fannie Sirrine, was 22. He married Elizabeth Jane Squires on 8 October 1835, in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 24 September 1859, in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Sandy Hook Cemetery, Sandy Hook, Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
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Sources (8)
- John S Benedict, "United States Census, 1850"
- John S. Benedict, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- John S. in entry for Benjamin G. Benedict, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
Spouse and Children
1813–1859 Male
1810– Female
Children (2)
1840–1861 Male
1843– Female
Parents and Siblings
1792–1845 Male
1791–1874 Female
Siblings (9)
1813–1859 Male
1815–1903 Male
1817–1895 Male
1821–1858 Male
1822– Female
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World Events (6)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 6
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 7
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Age 16
Name Meaning
English, German, and Dutch: from the personal name Benedict, from Latin Benedictus ‘blessed’. This owed its popularity in the Middle Ages chiefly to Saint Benedict of Norcia (c. 480–550), who founded the Benedictine order of monks at Monte Cassino and wrote a monastic rule that formed a model for all subsequent rules. No doubt the meaning of the Latin word also contributed to its popularity as a personal name, especially in Romance countries. Occasionally the English surname may derive from Latin benedicite ‘bless (you)’, perhaps given as a nickname to an habitual user of the expression. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed the German variant Benedikt and many cognates from other languages, e.g. Hungarian Benedek , Slovenian Benedik (see Benedick ), and also their patronymics and other derivatives, e.g. Italian Benedetti .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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