Rhoda Gardner

Brief Life History of Rhoda

When Rhoda Gardner was born in 1757, in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Stephen Gardner, was 39 and her mother, Jemima Worth, was 38. She married John Macy Jr. on 1 July 1776, in Guilford College, Guilford, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died after 1800, in Guilford, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Macy Jr.
1754–1785
Rhoda Gardner
1757–1800
Marriage: 1 July 1776
John Macy
1777–1847
Miriam Macy
1779–
Stephen Macy
1781–1847

Sources (1)

  • Rhoda Gardner, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"

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World Events (2)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

North Carolina is the 12th state.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: occupational name from Middle English gardener ‘gardener’, Old French gardinier, jardinier.

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Gärtner or Gartner and French Desjardins .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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