Thomas Benedict

Maleabout 1791–

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Benedict was born about 1791, in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Comfort Benedict, was 44 and his mother, Sarah Pratt, was 30.

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Comfort Benedict
1749–
Sarah Pratt
1763–1825
Ann Dira Benedict
1790–
Thomas Benedict
1791–
Alanson Benedict
1797–1833
Sophia Benedict
1800–
Rev. Epenetus Platt Benedict
1796–1870

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    World Events (3)

    1791

    Age 0

    Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

    1791 · The Bill of Rights

    Age 0

    After the Constitution was made, some objections were raised by Anti-Federalists. So, in response ten amendments were discussed and voted on to become The Bill of Rights. These rights were made to clarify and guarantee certain freedoms of residents of the country.

    1802 · Brass is Discovered

    Age 11

    "In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname ""The Brass City."" Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin."

    Name Meaning

    English, German, and Dutch: from the personal name Benedict, from Latin Benedictus ‘blessed’. This owed its popularity in the Middle Ages chiefly to Saint Benedict of Norcia (c. 480–550), who founded the Benedictine order of monks at Monte Cassino and wrote a monastic rule that formed a model for all subsequent rules. No doubt the meaning of the Latin word also contributed to its popularity as a personal name, especially in Romance countries. Occasionally the English surname may derive from Latin benedicite ‘bless (you)’, perhaps given as a nickname to an habitual user of the expression. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed the German variant Benedikt and many cognates from other languages, e.g. Hungarian Benedek , Slovenian Benedik (see Benedick ), and also their patronymics and other derivatives, e.g. Italian Benedetti .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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