James Benjamin Meynell

Brief Life History of James Benjamin

James Benjamin Meynell was born on 29 April 1810, in City of London, England, United Kingdom. He married Louisa Bleasly about 1834. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died in 1877, in Sullivan, Hancock, Maine, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in York Hill Cemetery, Sullivan, Hancock, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Benjamin Meynell
1810–1877
Louisa Bleasly
1816–1900
Marriage: about 1834
William H Maynell
1835–1915
Clara Emma Maynell
1840–1920
Josephine Harriett Meynell
1849–1915
Charlotte L. Meynell
1850–1893
Evelyn E Meynell
1851–
James Benjamin Francis Maynell
1854–1936
Mary A Maynell
1856–1902
Charles E Meynell
1861–

Sources (16)

  • James Meynell, "United States Census, 1870"
  • James B. Meynell, "Find A Grave Index"
  • James Benjamin Mignell, "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

1 Norman, English: locative name from one of the French places named Mesnil, from Old French mesnil (Latin * mansionile, a diminutive of mansio ‘abode, habitation’), used of the country domain where a noble lived with his family and retainers. As a surname it may also be used of a member of the household, retainer. Some of the bearers listed below may belong to (2).

2 English: relationship name from the Continental Germanic female personal name Maginhild.

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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