Letitia Rachel Bennent

Brief Life History of Letitia Rachel

When Letitia Rachel Bennent was born on 20 July 1850, in Virginia, United States, her father, Jesse Lewis Bennett, was 49 and her mother, Nancy G Lyon, was 39. She had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in District 481, Bibb, Georgia, United States in 1900 and Dan River District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States in 1900. She died on 5 August 1932, in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

Letitia Rachel Bennent
1850–1932
Wilson Bennett
1878–
Martha Bennett
1884–
Robert Bennett
1888–

Sources (9)

  • Lettie R Bennett, "United States, Census, 1900"
  • Birth and death dates of Letitia Rachel Bennett
  • Lettie Rachal Bennett, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"

World Events (8)

1861

Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

English: from the medieval personal name Benedict , from Latin Benedictus ‘blessed’. In the 12th century the Latin form of the name is found in England alongside versions derived from the Old French form Beneit, Benoit, which was common among the Normans. The surname has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.

German: from a short form of the personal name Bernhard .

Altered form of French Benet or Bennet or of some other similar (like-sounding) French surname. Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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