When Benjamin Bennett II was born on 15 March 1796, in Wepre, Flintshire, Wales, his father, Benjamin Bennett I, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Millington, was 31. He married Catherine Jones on 26 November 1818, in Wepre, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Golftyn, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1851 and Douglas, Nebraska, United States in 1860. He died on 20 February 1880, in Holden, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Holden, Millard, Utah, United States.
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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.
Possible Related NamesBenjamin Bennett was born 15 March 1796, in Shotton, Flintshire, Wales. He was the seventh child of Benjamin Bennett and Elizabeth Millington. There were ten children in the famiiy: Ann (1786) …
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