Nathaniel Benedict Jr

Brief Life History of Nathaniel

When Nathaniel Benedict Jr was born on 26 March 1744, in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Nathaniel Benedict, was 29 and his mother, Mary Lockwood, was 25. He married Anah Raymond on 6 January 1768, in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 24 February 1833, in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Pine Island Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nathaniel Benedict Jr
1744–1833
Anah Raymond
1751–1792
Marriage: 6 January 1768
Mary Benedict
1770–1857
Andrew Benedict
1772–1853
Nathaniel Benedict
1774–1834
Simeon Benedict
1776–1855
Raymond Benedict
1779–1851
Asa Benedict
1781–1850
Uriah Benedict
1783–1877
Anah Benedict
1785–1878
Hannah Benedict
1789–1850
Alfred Benedict
1791–1791

Sources (35)

  • Nathaniel Bennedict Jr, "United States Census, 1790"
  • Nathaniel Benedict, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Nathaniel Benedict, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"

World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1784

Post office est. July 5, 1784

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

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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