Brief Life History of John Benito
When John Benito Cruz was born on 11 June 1910, in Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, United States, his father, Casimiro Cruz, was 40 and his mother, Mary E King, was 40. He died before 12 March 1999.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Benito Cruz in household of Casimire Cruz, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Bennie Cruz - Government record: birth-name: Bennie Cruz
- Bennie Cruz in entry for Della Cruz Cordova, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
Parents and Siblings
1870– Male
1870–1964 Female
Siblings (8)
1899–1902 Male
1901–1999 Female
1904–1999 Female
1906–1995 Female
1910–1999 Male
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World Events (8)
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Age 2
1914 · The Ludlow Massacre
Age 4
1935 · The FBI is Established
Age 25
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Luis, Carlos, Manuel, Miguel, Francisco, Pedro, Jesus, Angel, Ramon, Roberto. Portuguese Joao, Wenceslao, Anatolio, Godofredo, Ligia, Paulo, Sil, Albano, Joaquim, Manoel, Margarida, Omero.
Spanish and Portuguese:
topographic name for someone who lived by a cross or crossroad, from cruz ‘cross’ (from Latin crux), or a habitational name from any of numerous places called (La) Cruz. Compare Spanish Lacruz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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