Brief Life History of Bethiah
When Bethiah Bennett was born on 9 April 1755, in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Ephraim Bennett, was 37 and her mother, Ann Baldwin, was 27. She married Henry Fairman on 1 October 1771, in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 18 December 1820, in her hometown, at the age of 65, and was buried in Sandy Hook Cemetery, Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Bethiah Fairman, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
- Bethiah in entry for Ruth Fairman, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Bethiah Fairman, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
Spouse and Children
1747–1811 Male
1755–1820 Female
Children (8)
1772–1819 Female
1774– Male
1776–1777 Female
1776– Male
1778– Male
+3 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1718–1779 Male
1727–1772 Female
Siblings (12)
1741–1793 Female
1746–1831 Male
1747–1845 Female
1749–1828 Female
1751–1831 Female
+7 More Children
World Events (6)
1776
Age 21
1788
Age 33
1791
Age 36
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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