Brief Life History of John
When John Bent was born in 1786, in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Bent, was 32 and his mother, Frances Mauley or Morley, was 30. He died on 12 February 1792, at the age of 6, and was buried in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- John Bent, "England, Bedfordshire Parish Registers, 1538-1983"
- John Bent, "England, Bedfordshire Parish Registers, 1538-1983"
- John Bent, "England, Bedfordshire Parish Registers, 1538-1983"
Parents and Siblings
1754–1822 Male
1757–1795 Female
Siblings (6)
1784– Female
1786–1792 Male
1789–1852 Male
1791–1792 Male
1793–1795 Female
+1 More Child
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous farms and other minor places called with Middle English bent ‘coarse grass’ (Old English beonet ‘bent grass, coarse grass’), with reference to a tract of land growing with it.
English: nickname from Middle English bent ‘bent, curved’ (of the back or legs) or ‘striped, ribboned’ (of clothing).
East Frisian and North German: from a Frisian-Low German short form of the personal name Bernhart (see Bernhard ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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