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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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"
Spouse and Children
1744–1833 Male
1751–1792 Female
Children (10)
1770–1857 Female
1772–1853 Male
1774–1834 Male
1776–1855 Male
1779–1851 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1716–1806 Male
1719–1763 Female
Siblings (9)
1739–1794 Female
1741–1835 Female
1744–1833 Male
1746–1835 Male
1749–1806 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (6)
1776
Age 32
1784
Age 40
1791
Age 47
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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