Mary Bench

27 August 1846–26 January 1927 (Age 80)
Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Mary

When Mary Bench was born on 27 August 1846, in Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Bench Sr., was 31 and her mother, Ann Longman, was 38. She married Francis George Wall on 24 June 1872, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 26 January 1927, in Colonia Juárez, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, at the age of 80, and was buried in Colonia Juárez, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico.

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Family Time Line

Francis George Wall
1846–1946
Mary Bench
1846–1927
Marriage: 24 June 1872
Frank Emeron Wall
1873–1964
Minnie Ann Wall
1875–1953
Martha Henrietta Wall
1878–1957
Mary Jessie Wall
1880–1921
Francis George Wall
1883–1884
Ella Wall
1885–1973
Clara Wall
1888–1888

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 June 1872Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1848
    Age 2
    Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican-American War. Texan independence confirmed. United States annexes territories of Upper California and New Mexico.
    1863
    Age 17
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1868 · Impeach the President!
    Age 22
    Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

    Name Meaning

    English (West Midlands): topographic name for someone who lived by a bank or raised piece of ground, from Middle English bench(e), banch, binch(e) ‘bench, bank, terrace’ (from Old English benc), signifying one who lived at or near a terrace or (river) bank.Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Benč: from a pet form of a personal name derived from Latin Benedictus (see Benedict and Benko ).Possibly also an altered form of German Bensch .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Benedict

    Story Highlight

    Mary Bench

    Mary Bench was born a twin to Martha on August 27, 1846, in Southampton, England, according to her birth certificate and the British birth registry. Her parents were William Bench and Ann Longman B …

    Sources (26)

    • Mary Bench in household of William Bench, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Mary Ann Bench in entry for Frank Emeron Wall, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
    • Mary Wall in household of Francis Wall, "United States Census, 1880"

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