Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Courtney was born in 1805, in Virginia, United States, his father, William Courtney, was 22 and his mother, Elizabeth Lazzell, was 23. He married Nancy A Fleming on 18 March 1858, in Marion, West Virginia, United States. He lived in Fabius Township, Marion, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Liberty Township, Marion, Missouri, United States in 1870. He died in April 1880, at the age of 75.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Samuel Courtnay, "United States Census, 1850"
- Samuel Courtney, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Samuel Courtney, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1805–1880 Male
1806–1858 Female
Children (5)
1828–1899 Female
1834–1904 Male
1838– Female
1842–1927 Male
1846–1916 Male
Parents and Siblings
1783–1859 Male
1783–1842 Female
Siblings (13)
1805–1880 Male
1807–1892 Female
1809–1865 Female
1811–1892 Male
1817–1880 Female
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World Events (8)
1808
Age 3
1812 · Monumental Church Built
Age 7
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 20
Name Meaning
English and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Courtenay near Sens in northern France, or some other place similarly named, from the name of a Gallo-Roman landlord, Curtenus (a derivative of Latin curtus ‘short’) + the locative suffix -acum.
Irish: English surname adopted for Ó Curnáin ‘descendant of Curnán’, an Old Irish personal name based on a diminutive of corn ‘horn’.
History: A family of this name (see 1 above) can be traced back to Athon de Courtenay, who lived in Courtenay in Loiret in the early 11th century. Renaud de Courtenay held land in Devon in the 12th century, and the family later held the title of Earls of Devon following the marriage of Hugh de Courtenay to Margaret de Bohun, granddaughter of King Edward I, in 1325.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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