Brief Life History of Martha Jane
When Martha Jane Bennett was born on 26 June 1883, in Fontanelle, Adair, Iowa, United States, her father, Gordon Nelson Bennett, was 50 and her mother, Lovey Jane Wright, was 42. She married Timothy Dennis Hartnett on 8 June 1902, in Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Washington, Idaho, United States in 1950 and Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho, United States in 1959. She died on 4 February 1959, in Weiser, Washington, Idaho, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Weiser, Washington, Idaho, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (32)
- Mary J Hartnett, "United States 1950 Census"
- Janie Bennett, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"
- Janie M Hartnett, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961"
Spouse and Children
1875–1960 Male
1883–1959 Female
Children (16)
1899–1969 Male
1904–1983 Female
1906–1979 Female
1908–1993 Female
1910–1963 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1832–1904 Male
1841–1915 Female
Siblings (4)
1870–1871 Female
1874–1945 Male
1876–1949 Male
1883–1959 Female
World Events (8)
1884 · There is now a Capital Building
Age 1
1886
Age 3
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
Age 20
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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