Brief Life History of Joseph Allen
When Joseph Allen Bernard was born on 8 March 1832, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Valentine Winston Bernard, was 36 and his mother, Martha Elizabeth Yates, was 32. He married Nancy Ann Musgrove in 1856, in Adams, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 23 April 1872, in Smithville, Clay, Missouri, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Smithville, Clay, Missouri, United States.
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- Joseph A Barnard in household of Valentine Barnard, "United States Census, 1870"
- Joseph A Bernard, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Joseph Bernard, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1832–1872 Male
1844–1924 Female
Children (7)
1860–1930 Male
1862–1952 Male
1864–1865 Female
1866–1890 Female
1868–1959 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1795–1887 Male
1799–1891 Female
Siblings (8)
1825–1827 Female
1826–1900 Female
1829–1900 Male
1830–1900 Male
1832–1872 Male
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World Events (7)
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 3
1836 · Remember the Alamo
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1846
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Emile, Jacques, Marcel, Pierre, Andre, Lucien, Normand, Henri, Michel, Cecile, Gabrielle.
English, Scottish, French, Walloon, Breton, Dutch, German, Polish, Czech, Slovenian, West Indian (mainly Haiti), and African (mainly Tanzania): from the personal name Bernard, from an ancient Germanic name, composed of the elements ber(n) ‘bear’ + hard ‘brave, hardy, strong’ (see Bernhard ). It was borne by several Christian saints, including Saint Bernard of Menthon (923–1008), founder of Alpine hospices and patron saint of mountaineers, whose cult accounts for the frequency of the name in Alpine regions. The popularity of the personal name was also greatly increased by virtue of its having been borne by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (c. 1090–1153), founder and abbot of the Cistercian monastery at Clairvaux. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Italian Bernardo . Bernard is the second most frequent surname in France. Compare Barnard , Benore , and Burnor .
History: The first documented bearer of this name in Canada was from the Lorraine region of France. He is recorded in Quebec City, QC, in 1666 as Jean Bernard. He and some of his descendants were dit Anse or Hanse, presumably because his original forename was Hans (German equivalent of French Jean). — The Bernard families of LA have origins in France, Acadia, the West Indies, and Germany. — This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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