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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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.
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