Brief Life History of Lovina
When Lovina Preston was born on 25 March 1806, in New York, United States, her father, Alvah Preston, was 27 and her mother, Lydia Powers, was 31.
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Parents and Siblings
1779–1852 Male
1774–1843 Female
Siblings (8)
1800– Female
1803–1878 Male
1806– Female
1811–1884 Male
1815–1871 Male
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World Events (3)
1808
Age 2
1812
Age 6
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 21
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from one of the many places (most notably one in Lancashire) so called from Old English prēost ‘priest’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
occasionally from Middle English prest + son ‘son of the priest’. Priests were forbidden marriage but many produced illegitimate offspring.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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