Fannie Sirrine

Brief Life History of Fannie

When Fannie Sirrine was born in 1791, in New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, John Sirrine, was 22 and her mother, Abigail Barcon, was 18. She married Heman Benedict in 1811, in Cold Spring, Napoli, Cattaraugus, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 23 September 1874, at the age of 83, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Heman Benedict
1792–1845
Fannie Sirrine
1791–1874
Marriage: 1811
John S. Benedict
1813–1859
Louisa Benedict
1822–
Caroline Benedict
1824–
Phoebe M. Benedict
Caleb Bouton Benedict
1815–1903
Thomas B Benedict
1817–1895
Anson Wakeman Benedict
1821–1858
William H Benedict
1829–1911
Fannie E Benedict
1834–1867

Sources (2)

  • Fanny Benedict, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Fanny Sirrine Benedict, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1802 · Brass is Discovered

In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname "The Brass City." Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin.

1813

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.

Name Meaning

Altered form of a Flemish surname:

reportedly Seroen, a variant of Serroyen, composed of ser (from des ‘of the’ and Heer ‘sir, lord’) and a patronymic from the personal name Odo (see Otto , compare Oden ) or Royer (from an ancient Germanic name based on the element hrōth ‘renown’).

alternatively Serreyn or Serrien, which is from a regional (Antwerp) form of the personal name Joris, an equivalent of George . Compare Searing , Serene , Surine , and Syron .

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

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