Brief Life History of Alfred Benjamin
When Alfred Benjamin Manning was born on 3 September 1884, in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, Alfred Nelson Manning, was 31 and his mother, Martha Emma Birchard, was 27. He married Lillian Jeanette Chase on 20 June 1906, in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States in 1930 and Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States in 1940. He died on 20 February 1970, in Riverside, East Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 85.
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Sources (26)
- Alfred Manning, "United States Census, 1940"
- Alfred Benjamin, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Alfred B. Manning, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
Spouse and Children
1884–1970 Male
1875–1934 Female
Children (1)
1914–2012 Female
Parents and Siblings
1853–1923 Male
1857–1946 Female
Siblings (8)
1880–1970 Female
1881– Female
1882–1946 Female
1884–1970 Male
1888–1984 Female
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World Events (8)
1886
Age 2
1892 · The Radio is invented
Age 8
1907 · Not for profit elections
Age 23
Name Meaning
Irish (Cork and Kerry): adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Mainnín ‘descendant of Mainnín’, probably an assimilated form of Mainchín, a diminutive of manach ‘monk’. This is the name of a chieftain family in Connacht. It is sometimes pronounced Ó Maingín and Anglicized as Mangan .
English: from a Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Manning.
North German and Dutch: habitational name from a farm so named, once in possession of a certain Manno (see Mann 2) and his kin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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