Brief Life History of Benjamin F.
When Benjamin F. Pittman was born on 21 June 1875, in Lawrence, Indiana, United States, his father, William Christopher Pitman, was 40 and his mother, Phoebe Ann Kern, was 31. He married Jesse Daggy on 1 October 1902, in Lawrence, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Indian Creek Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States in 1880 and Bedford, Shawswick Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States in 1910. He died on 22 January 1937, at the age of 61, and was buried in Bedford, Shawswick Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States.
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- B Frank Pitman, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: Benjamin F. Pittman - Government record: birth-name: Frank Pitman
- Benjamin F Pitman, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn
An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English (southern): variant of Pitman .
Americanized form of German Pittmann: from a compound personal name formed with Pitt, a short form of Peter + -mann ‘man’, or a variant of Bittmann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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