Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Haskell was born on 21 August 1789, in New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Benjamin Haskell, was 42 and his mother, Sarah Foster, was 34. He married Lydia Adams on 9 July 1809, in New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Greenfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States in 1864. He died on 21 April 1864, in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Center Cemetery, Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Benjn Haskell, "United States Census, 1840"
- CHRISTENING: Benjamin Hascall, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- MARRIAGE: DIGITIZED BOOK Vital Records of New Salem, PAGE 80: Benjamin Haskell & Lydia Adams 9 Jul 1809 New Salem, Massachusetts
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1799
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Askell with prosthetic H-, from Old Norse Áskell, a shortened form of Ásketill (see Axtell ). The personal name was also popular among the Normans, sometimes in the form Anskell (with ancient Germanic Ans- substituted for As-), which explains why the name occurs in post-Conquest England in counties not settled by Vikings. Its appearance as a surname is often disguised by altered pronunciations; metathesis of /sk/ to /ks/, spelled -x-, for example, has given rise to Axtell . The Normans frequently used the name in Frankish forms; see Askin , Haskin , Hasty , and Astin . For the name in the Isle of Man see Castell .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the personal name Khaskl, a Yiddish form of the Hebrew name Yeḥezqel (see Ezekiel ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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