Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Roberts was born on 22 June 1824, in Shotton, Flintshire, Wales, her father, Edward Roberts, was 40 and her mother, Elizabeth Jones, was 37. She married John Bennett on 22 October 1843, in Holy Trinity Within The Walls Church, Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Clear Lake, Millard, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 17 April 1905, in Holden, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Holden, Millard, Utah, United States.
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- Jane Bennett, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Jane Roberts, "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907"
- Marriage Record for John Bennett and Jane Roberts
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World Events (8)
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: from the personal name Robert , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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HISTORY OF JOHN AND JANE ROBERTS BENNETT (written by Dorothy Carr Bennett)
HISTORY OF JOHN AND JANE ROBERTS BENNETT (written by Dorothy Carr Bennett, additional factual information added by Kimberly Faddis Peterson, Dorothy’s great-granddaughter.) John Bennett, son of …
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