Brief Life History 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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- Mary Bench in household of William Bench, "United States Census, 1870"
- 1851 Immigration aboard Ellen Maria: Mary Bench - birth: 27 August 1846;
- Mary Bench Wall, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1848
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican-American War. Texan independence confirmed. United States annexes territories of Upper California and New Mexico.
1852
Historical Boundaries: 1852: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States
1868 · Impeach the President!
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.
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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 …
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