Nancy Bennett

1839–
New York, United States

The Life Summary of Nancy

Nancy Bennett was born in 1839, in New York, United States. She married Joel Crane Richmond in 1855. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Lebanon, Lebanon, Madison, New York, United States in 1860 and Otselic, Otselic, Chenango, New York, United States for about 10 years.

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Family Time Line

Joel Crane Richmond
1835–
Nancy Bennett
1839–
Marriage: 1855
Margaret Adelia Richmond
1857–1926
Ann Maria Richmond
1859–
William J Richmond
1863–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1855
    • Children

    (3)

    World Events (8)

    1846
    Age 7
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1863
    Age 24
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
    Age 31
    Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Bennet
    Bennitt
    Bennetts
    Dittus
    Benedict
    Bennette
    Benett
    Bennight
    Bennison

    Sources (7)

    • Nancy Church in household of Franklin Church, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Nancy Church nee Bennett in entry for Fred Monroe and Millie M. Newton, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
    • Nancy Church in household of Franklin Church, "New York, State Census, 1875"

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