When Gerald Hodson Bennett was born on 5 December 1908, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, Frank Parker Bennett, was 21 and his mother, Elva Jane Hodson, was 22. He married Belva Mae Brandt on 23 July 1936, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 3 March 1981, in Riverside, Riverside, California, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Coachella Valley Public Cemetery, Coachella, Riverside, California, 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.
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