Minerva Isabelle Bennett was born on 12 August 1852, in Wilmington Monthly Meeting, Clinton, Ohio, United States as the daughter of Henry Bennett and Nancy. She married Joseph R. Johnson on 31 December 1874, in Butler, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Adams Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Franklin Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States in 1910.
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.
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