Alfred Benedict

Male27 December 1793–June 1877

Brief Life History of Alfred

When Alfred Benedict was born on 27 December 1793, in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, John Benedict, was 23 and his mother, Jane Raymond, was 19. He had at least 1 son with Martha Cooper. He died in June 1877, at the age of 83.

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Alfred Benedict
1793–1877
Martha Cooper
1793–1848
John Henry
1824–1829

Sources (2)

  • Alfred Benedict, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Alfred Benedict, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

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World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

Age 1

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1802 · Brass is Discovered

Age 9

"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."

1819 · Panic! of 1819

Age 26

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English, German, and Dutch: from the personal name Benedict, from Latin Benedictus ‘blessed’. This owed its popularity in the Middle Ages chiefly to Saint Benedict of Norcia (c. 480–550), who founded the Benedictine order of monks at Monte Cassino and wrote a monastic rule that formed a model for all subsequent rules. No doubt the meaning of the Latin word also contributed to its popularity as a personal name, especially in Romance countries. Occasionally the English surname may derive from Latin benedicite ‘bless (you)’, perhaps given as a nickname to an habitual user of the expression. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed the German variant Benedikt and many cognates from other languages, e.g. Hungarian Benedek , Slovenian Benedik (see Benedick ), and also their patronymics and other derivatives, e.g. Italian Benedetti .

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

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