Brief Life History of Isaac Henry
When Isaac Henry Bennett was born in 1779, in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Deliverance Bennett, was 41 and his mother, Mary Benedict, was 38. He married Lydia Wood on 20 December 1798, in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States in 1850. He died on 1 August 1854, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
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- Isaac Bennett, "United States Census, 1850"
- Isaac Bennett, "Find A Grave Index"
- Henry Bennett, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1788
Date of Statehood: February 6, 1788, the fifth State
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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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