Brief Life History of Bennajah
When Bennajah McCleran was born on 2 November 1831, in Monroe, Kentucky, United States, his father, Michael Malcom McLerran, was 40 and his mother, Susannah Harris, was 33. He married Sarah Ann Gray on 16 March 1856, in Benton, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Alexander Township, Benton, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. He died on 21 September 1896, in Benton, Missouri, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Shawnee Cemetery, Warsaw, Benton, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Benaj McLearen, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Benagee H. McLerran - Government record: birth-name: Bennagah Mc Lerren
- Benajah Mccleran, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1837
Historical Boundaries: 1837: Benton, Missouri, United States
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of McLaren .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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