Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Bennett was born on 1 March 1857, in Connahs Quay, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, John Bennett, was 34 and her mother, Jane Roberts, was 32. She married James Jasper Stephenson on 21 December 1877, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Clear Lake, Millard, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 3 September 1949, in Holden, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Holden, Millard, Utah, United States.
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- Jane Bennett in household of James Jasper Stephenson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Jane Bennett, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Jane Bennett Stephenson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Millard, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
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
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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