Nehemiah Washburn

Brief Life History of Nehemiah

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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Family Time Line

Nehemiah Washburn
1800–1887
Catherine Thayer
1807–1868
Marriage: 1825
Lucinda Washburn
1826–1905
Horace Thayer Washburn
1827–1915
Elvin Lewis WASHBURN
1831–
Rhoda “Ruby” Washburn
1831–1865
Patience Sophia Washburn
1833–1903
Levi Washburn
1836–1926
Fidelia Washburn
1837–1894
Edwin Lewis Washburn
1840–1913
Melissa Phebe Washburn
1845–1930
Charles Nehemiah Washburn
1847–1916
Alice Josephine Washburn
1850–1896

Sources (19)

  • Nehemiah Washburn, "United States, Census, 1840"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Nehemiah Washburn - Government record: Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: Nehemiah Washburn
  • Nehemiah Washburn, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"

World Events (8)

1802

Historical Boundaries 1802: St. Lawrence, New York, United States

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

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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