When Ruby Jane Bennett was born on 22 February 1852, in Harrisonville, Scioto, Ohio, United States, her father, Benjamin Franklin Bennett, was 22 and her mother, Sarah Ann Snodgrass, was 21. She died on 12 August 1857, in Scioto, Ohio, United States, at the age of 5, and was buried in Minford, Scioto, Ohio, United States.
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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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