Brief Life History of Reuben Weed
When Reuben Weed Benedict was born on 26 August 1814, in New York, United States, his father, Enoch Benedict, was 40 and his mother, Mary Veeder, was 35. He married Almira Irish on 4 November 1844. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Brant, Erie, New York, United States for about 15 years. He died on 2 February 1868, at the age of 53, and was buried in Brant, Erie, New York, United States.
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- R W Benadict, "New York State Census, 1865"
- Reuben Weed Benedict, "Find A Grave Index"
- Reuben Benedict, "United States Census, 1860"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1821
Historical Boundaries: 1821: Erie, New York, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English, German, and Dutch: from the personal name Benedict, from Latin Benedictus ‘blessed’. This owed its popularity in the Middle Ages chiefly to Saint Benedict of Norcia (c. 480–550), who founded the Benedictine order of monks at Monte Cassino and wrote a monastic rule that formed a model for all subsequent rules. No doubt the meaning of the Latin word also contributed to its popularity as a personal name, especially in Romance countries. Occasionally the English surname may derive from Latin benedicite ‘bless (you)’, perhaps given as a nickname to an habitual user of the expression. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed the German variant Benedikt and many cognates from other languages, e.g. Hungarian Benedek , Slovenian Benedik (see Benedick ), and also their patronymics and other derivatives, e.g. Italian Benedetti .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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