Brief Life History of Ann Eliza
When Ann Eliza Benedict was born on 8 February 1845, in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Joshua Northrop Benedict, was 38 and her mother, Fidelia Moses, was 32. She married John Neff III on 31 January 1863, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 daughters. She lived in Election Precinct 1, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920 and East Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1930. She died on 8 November 1930, at the age of 85, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Eliza Benedict in household of Joshua N Benedict, "United States Census, 1860"
- Ann Eliza Neff, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Ann E B Neff in entry for John Neff, "United States Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, 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, German, and Dutch: from the personal name Benedict, from Latin Benedictus ‘blessed’. This owed its popularity in the Middle Ages chiefly to Saint Benedict of Norcia (c. 480–550), who founded the Benedictine order of monks at Monte Cassino and wrote a monastic rule that formed a model for all subsequent rules. No doubt the meaning of the Latin word also contributed to its popularity as a personal name, especially in Romance countries. Occasionally the English surname may derive from Latin benedicite ‘bless (you)’, perhaps given as a nickname to an habitual user of the expression. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed the German variant Benedikt and many cognates from other languages, e.g. Hungarian Benedek , Slovenian Benedik (see Benedick ), and also their patronymics and other derivatives, e.g. Italian Benedetti .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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