Brief Life History of Lemuel
When Lemuel Palmer was born on 1 August 1753, in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, his father, Sylvester Palmer, was 47 and his mother, Amy Waite, was 42. He married Deborah Wilbor on 10 October 1776, in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died in May 1783, in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 29.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Lemuel Palmer in entry for Deborah Palmer, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- Lemuel Palmer in entry for Deborah Palmer Gifford, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
- Lemuel, "Rhode Island, Vital records, 1846-1898, 1901-1953"
Spouse and Children
1753–1783 Male
1744– Female
Children (2)
1778–1857 Female
1780–1876 Female
Parents and Siblings
1706–1756 Male
1712–1776 Female
Siblings (9)
1742–1792 Male
1744– Female
1746– Female
1748–1770 Female
1749–1783 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (5)
1763 · First Synagogue in America
Age 10
1772 · The Gaspee Affair
Age 19
1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English palmer(e) ‘palmer, pilgrim to the Holy Land’ (Anglo-Norman French palmer, Old French pa(l)mer, paum(i)er), so called from the palm branch carried by such pilgrims. The term was also used to denote an itinerant monk who traveled from shrine to shrine under a vow of poverty. This surname is also common in Ireland, where it has been recorded from the 13th century onward.
Irish: when not of English origin (see 1 above), a surname adopted for Gaelic Ó Maolfhoghmhair (see Milford ), the name of an ecclesiastical family.
Swedish (mainly Palmér): ornamental name formed with palm ‘palm tree’ + the suffix -ér (a derivative of Latin -erius) or -er (from German).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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