Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Drew ll was born about 1750, in Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Benjamin Drew, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Demeritt, was 26. He married Mehitable Nancy SAVAGE on 4 August 1774, in Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 6 December 1826, in Acton, York, Maine, United States, at the age of 77.
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Sources (3)
- Benjamin Drew, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Legacy NFS Source: Benjamin Drew - Published information: birth: about 1750; Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
Spouse and Children
about 1750–1826 Male
1751–1826 Female
Children (4)
1777–1856 Female
1784–1874 Male
1786–1852 Male
1795–1870 Male
Parents and Siblings
1724–1765 Male
1726–1817 Female
Siblings (4)
1743–1820 Male
1744–1820 Male
about 1750–1826 Male
1755– Male
World Events (6)
1776
Age 26
1776
Age 26
1789
Age 39
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from a Norman French personal name Dreus based on ancient Germanic Drogo, the name of one of the sons of Charlemagne (compare Gothic driugan ‘to serve as a soldier’). In Old French this name became Dreus, Drues (nominative) and Dru, Driu, Dreu (accusative) and was introduced to England by the Normans. For further information about this name, see also Montague .
English: from the personal name Drew, a pet form of Andrew which was confused with the same name of Old French origin (see 1 above).
Irish: when not an adoption of the English surname, a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Druaidh or Ó Druaidh or Ó Draoi ‘son’ and ‘descendant of the druid’, from draoi ‘druid’, genitive druadh or draoi. All of these were often Anglicized as Drury .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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