Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Bennett was born on 1 January 1794, in Virginia, United States, her father, Thomas Jenkins Bennett, was 22 and her mother, Nancy Ann Jenkins, was 18. She married Allen Leslie about 1820, in Pike, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in John's Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States in 1880. She died on 4 April 1887, in Pike, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Gulnare, Pike, Kentucky, United States.
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- Elizabeth Leslie in household of Thomas B May, "United States Census, 1880"
- Elizabeth Bennett Lesley, "Find A Grave Index"
- Elizabeth Lesley in the Kentucky, U.S., Land Grants, 1782-1924
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World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: from the medieval personal name Benedict , from Latin Benedictus ‘blessed’. In the 12th century the Latin form of the name is found in England alongside versions derived from the Old French form Beneit, Benoit, which was common among the Normans. The surname has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.
German: from a short form of the personal name Bernhard .
Altered form of French Benet or Bennet or of some other similar (like-sounding) French surname. Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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