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Generations 5, 6 and 7 are kept confidential
due to many still living. If you think you see a connection, please mail me
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The
Bender history is slowly starting to unravel itself. The
information known by my family is available here.
The German meaning of Bender : 1.
occupational name for a cooper, a short form of Fassbender 2.
Occupational name for a cooper, (standard German Fassbinder) from Middle
High German faz ‘cask’, ‘barrel’ + binder ‘joiner’. This is a term used in
northern Germany; terms used in other German-speaking regions are Böttcher,
Büttner, Küfer, and Schäffler.
So far we know that my great grandfather's family is of
German descent. According to census records, his Father was born in Baden
Germany as well as his mother. Vital Records (Burial and Census)
show Mary (Mollie) Bender's birth year ranging from 1888 to 1892. A birth
certificate has yet to be found. Her death certificate reveals her parents
as George Bender of New York and Ellen McMahon of Ireland.
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Here are
some highlighted facts about our family ::
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I can trace our Bender roots as far back as 1844 to George Bender, born
in New York
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The parents of
George Bender, according to US Census records, were both born in Baden
Germany. Their names are currently unknown.
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George Bender married Ellen
McMahon of Ireland around 1865.
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It appears as if the
Bender clan traveled and moved around quite a bit. In 1870, they
appeared in two US Federal Census; New York and Michigan
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Between 1866 and
1868, George and Ellen lived New Orleans. By December of 1869, they were
residing in Michigan.
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By August of 1870,
according to the US Census, George, Ellen and their children had moved
to Buffalo, New York.
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