Brief Life History of Edward Benjamin
When Edward Benjamin Britten was born on 22 November 1913, in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, his father, Robert Victor Britten, was 36 and his mother, Edith Rhoda Hockey, was 40. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1949. He died on 4 December 1976, in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, at the age of 63, and was buried in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
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- Edward B Britten, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Benjamin Britten, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
- Edward B Britten, "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957"
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World Events (8)
1914
World War I began, Sweden neutral.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): variant of Brittain .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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