When Nehemiah Washburn was born in March 1800, in Otsego, New York, United States, his father, Rufus Washburn, was 34 and his mother, Patience Washburn, was 26. He married Catherine Thayer in 1825, in St. Lawrence, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Fairfield MM, Columbiana, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Polkton Township, Ottawa, Michigan, United States in 1870. He died on 27 May 1887, in Macomb, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Macomb, St. Lawrence, New York, United States.
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Historical Boundaries 1802: St. Lawrence, New York, United States
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English: habitational name from Great and Little Washbourne (Gloucestershire), or Washbourne in Halwell (Devon). The Gloucestershire placename derives from Old English wæsse (genitive wæssan) ‘wet place, swamp, marsh’ + burna ‘spring, stream’. The Devon placename derives from Old English wæsce ‘place for washing’ + burna.
History: John Washburn came to MA in 1626 and settled in Duxbury, MA, in 1632.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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