Brief Life History of Amey
When Amey Bennett was born about 1769, in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Robert Bennett, was 28 and her mother, Joanna Wilkinson Bucklin, was 22. She married John Sweet on 31 July 1785, in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 9 July 1838, in Upton, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 70, and was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Amay Bennet, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Amy nel documento di Amy C. Sweet, “Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932”
- Amey Sweet in entry for Amey Sweet, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""
1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
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.
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Will of Amey Sweet
Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Sheryl Romasco Upton, Worcester Co, MA Volume 80 Page 493 Amey Sweet In the name of God, Amen I Amey Sweet of Upton in the County of Worcester and Commonwea …
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