Brief Life History of George D
When George D Bennett was born on 1 April 1833, in Hornellsville, Steuben, New York, United States, his father, Thomas Bennett, was 48 and his mother, Sylvinia Rood, was 43. He married Zoa Black in May 1854. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Doniphan, Kansas, United States in 1858. He died on 14 August 1864, in Wathena, Doniphan, Kansas, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena, Doniphan, Kansas, United States.
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- George Bennett, "New York State Census, 1855"
- George D. Bennett, "Find A Grave Index"
- George D. Bennett, Candidate for Assessor, Doniphan Co., KS, Sep 1860
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854
Bleeding Kansas was a time period between the years 1854 and 1861 with a series of violent confrontations over whether slavery would be legal in Kansas Territory.
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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