When Reuben Fenner was born on 8 September 1769, in Hopkinton, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, his father, John Fenner, was 26 and his mother, Lydia Carpenter, was 17. He married Anstis Tanner on 17 January 1793, in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He registered for military service in 1836. He died on 23 February 1834, in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 64.
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English: from Middle English fen(ne) ‘fen, marsh’ (Old English fenn) + -er, a topographic name for someone who lived in or by a marsh or fen. Fenn Place in Worth in Sussex had owners called atte Fenne, who in the time of King Henry VI (1421–1471) apparently changed their name to Fenner. See Fenn .
English: variant of Fainer, from Middle English feiner, fener ‘haymonger, one who sells hay’ (Old French fenier), or perhaps a nickname from Middle English feiner ‘inventor; hypocrite’.
South German and Swiss German: occupational name for an ensign or standard bearer, from Middle High German vener, an agent derivative of Middle High German vane ‘flag’. See also Fenrich .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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