Brief Life History of George
George Rogers was born on 2 September 1860, in Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom. He died in 1860, in his hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom.
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- George Rogers, "Wales, Pembrokeshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912"
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): variant of Roger , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí (see Rorie ).
History: Thomas Rogers (c. 1587–1621), born in London, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He died during the first winter at Plymouth Colony, but his son Joseph survived and married, and was later joined in MA by his brother John. This name was subsequently brought to North America independently by many different bearers.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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