Brief Life History of Lorena
When Lorena Waterman was born on 17 January 1785, in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, United States, her father, Levi Waterman, was 24 and her mother, Hepzibah Clark, was 22. She married Andrew Newton on 11 December 1808, in Thetford, Orange, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 20 April 1823, in her hometown, at the age of 38, and was buried in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Luna Waterman, "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- (Lucina) Waterman, Marriage Record - "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
- Lorena Waterman Newton, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1781–1868 Male
1785–1823 Female
Children (5)
1809–1879 Male
1812–1885 Female
1815–1815 Female
1816–1891 Male
1818– Male
Parents and Siblings
1760–1836 Male
1762–1842 Female
Siblings (8)
1785–1823 Female
1788–1853 Male
1790–1855 Male
1792–1844 Male
1792–1844 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 1
1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State
Age 6
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 15
Name Meaning
English and Dutch: occupational name for a boatman or ferryman, or a water carrier (the English name was perhaps sometimes synonymous with Middle English waterlader or waterberer, denoting a man who carried fresh water from a spring or stream for drinking or domestic use), or a topographic name for someone who lived by a pond or stretch of water (see Water 2).
English: occupational name from the Middle English personal name Water or Walter + man, meaning ‘servant of Wa(l)ter’.
Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Wassermann or Jewish (Ashkenazic) Wasserman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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