Emma Gerard Albertson

Female16 August 1871–5 August 1907

Brief Life History of Emma Gerard

When Emma Gerard Albertson was born on 16 August 1871, in Riverhead, Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, United States, her father, John Albertson, was 36 and her mother, Emma Angeline Benjamin, was 26. She married Frank P Bennett in 1889, in Suffolk, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Greenport, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States for about 20 years. She died on 5 August 1907, in Suffolk, New York, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Greenport, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frank P Bennett
1866–1927
Emma Gerard Albertson
1871–1907
Marriage: 1889
Carroll A Bennett
1890–1967
Mildred N Bennett
1892–1979
Michael W Bennett
1892–

Sources (5)

  • Emma G Albertson in household of John Albertson, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Emma Bennett, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Emma Gerard Albertson in entry for Reuben Manuel Arnold, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1889Suffolk, New York, United States
  • Children (3)

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    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1872 · The First National Park

    Age 1

    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    1872 · The Amnesty Act

    Age 1

    A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 10

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Albertsson: patronymic from the personal name Albert .

    Americanized form of North German, Norwegian, and Danish Albertsen , a cognate of 1 above.

    English: patronymic, perhaps from the Middle English personal name Albert , but the distribution (Durham, London) suggests continental origin involving cognate elements (compare 1 above). Compare also Alberson .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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