Brief Life History of Ezra Melancthon
When Ezra Melancthon Bennett was born on 20 October 1851, in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, Hiram Bell Bennett, was 28 and his mother, Martha E Smith, was 34. He died on 25 August 1852, at the age of 0.
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Name Meaning
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.
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