Brief Life History of Benjamin Franklin
When Benjamin Franklin Pennock was born on 14 May 1907, in Bourbon, Crawford, Missouri, United States, his father, Ambrose Michael Pennock, was 37 and his mother, Martha Lucinda Sites, was 32. He married Jurine M. Cressy from 1927 to 1929. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Boone Township, Crawford, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Washington Township, Johnson, Missouri, United States in 1930. He died on 25 June 2004, in Douglas, Cochise, Arizona, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in Douglas, Cochise, Arizona, United States.
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- Benjamin F Pennock in household of Ambrose M Pennock, "United States Census, 1910"
- Benjamin F Pennock, "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985"
- Benjamin Franklin Pennock, "Arizona, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
English (mainly North Yorkshire): perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Penoc, which might be a pet form of Old English Pǣgna, of uncertain origin.
Welsh: perhaps a nickname from Middle Welsh pennoc ‘big- headed’, ‘with a large head’, possibly ‘headstrong’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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