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    Jean Martin Simon Bonnett (1733 - 1803)
    Born Johan Martin Simon Bonnett, Americanized his name to John. He owned and operated the Jean Bonnett Tavern, built in 1762, after he purchased the property in 1779. It is still in operation today (Ap...
  • Neil Bonnett (1946 - 1994)
    Auto Race Car Driver. He earned 18 Winston Cup Series victories during his 18-year career. Among his 18 wins were back-to-back victories in NASCAR's longest (miles) race -- the Coca-Cola 600 (1982 and ...
  • Margaret Polly Bonnett (1788 - 1835)
    Margaret Polly Linger BonnettChildren: Mary Bonnett Marsh 1806–1894Margaret Bonnett Marsh 1811–1884 Nicholas Linger Bonnett 1813–1881 William L Bonnett 1822–1903Elizabeth Bonnett, Sarah Bonnett, Sam...
  • Margaret Catherine Six (bef.1725 - aft.1790)
    Marguerite Catherine Bonnett Six BIRTH 24 May 1725 Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany DEATH 17 Sep 1809 (aged 84) Dunkard, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL UnknownGEDCOM...
  • Samuel Bonnett, Sr. (1738 - 1789)
    Samuel Baxter Bonnett, Sr BIRTH 1738 Paoli, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 17 Dec 1789 (aged 50–51) Jane Lew, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Harmony Cemetery Jane Lew, Lewis Count...

About the Bonnett surname

Surname: Bonnett

Definition: An occupational surname from the Old French "bonet," used to describe a maker of bonnets. It can also be a nickname for a handsome person, from the northern dialect "bonnie" meaning "fine or beautiful", which is still a Scottish word, apparently a diminutive of the Old French "bon" meaning "good".

Alternate Spellings: Bonet, Bonnet, Bonnette, Bonnyson, Bonnin, Bunnett

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