When Mary Bennett was born on 5 April 1767, in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Deliverance Bennett, was 29 and her mother, Mary Benedict, was 25. She married Ozias Marvin Jr on 23 February 1786, in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1857, at the age of 90.
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Date of Statehood: February 6, 1788, the fifth State
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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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