When Miriam Connet was born on 4 June 1897, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, her father, Oliver Weston Connet, was 36 and her mother, Mary Louise Richards, was 32. She married Carville Dickinson Benson Jr on 9 September 1926, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1925 and lived in District 13 Election District, Baltimore, Maryland, United States in 1930 and Arlington, Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died on 12 August 1990, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, at the age of 93.
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After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
The Old Colorado Springs city Hall was built between 1901-1905. It was in use until 1997. The historical building was designed by Thomas Barber and Thomas MacLaren.
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Scottish: variant of Connor .
English: occupational name for an examiner or inspector, especially of ale, from Middle English connere, cunnere ‘inspector’, an agent derivative of cun(nen) ‘to examine’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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