Mary Margaret Benner

Brief Life History of Mary Margaret

When Mary Margaret Benner was born on 23 March 1790, in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Daniel Benner Jr, was 27 and her mother, Catherine Ettleman, was 27. She married David C Study in 1850, in Fremont, Iowa, United States. She died in June 1863, in Thurman, Fremont, Iowa, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Thurman Cemetery, Fremont, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Johann Karl Forney
1784–1841
Mary Margaret Benner
1790–1863
Catherine Forney
1810–1848
Barbara B Forney
1811–1904
Frederick Forney
1813–1880
Jacob Forney
1816–1910
Elizabeth Forney
1818–1845
George Forney
1820–1880
Mary Ann Forney
1822–1879
Sarah Forney
1823–1921
Susan Forney
1826–1898
Henry Forney
1829–1910

Sources (16)

  • Scott Twp, Fremont, Iowa 1860 Census
  • Mary M Benner, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
  • Mary Margaret Benner, "Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1791 · Whiskey Rebellion Occurs

The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest against taxes on whiskey by farmers and distillers. People were tarred and feathered. They attacked Bower Hill and headed towards Pittsburgh. The militia was sent in to try and stop it. It finally ended with a repeal of the tax.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

German: occupational name for a basket and bassinet maker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German benne ‘work basket, bassinet, cradle’.

In some cases probably an altered form of German Bender .

English (East Midlands): possibly a variant of Bender .

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

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