Brief Life History of Patience Sophia
When Patience Sophia Washburn was born in August 1833, in St. Lawrence, New York, United States, her father, Nehemiah Washburn, was 33 and her mother, Catherine Thayer, was 26. She married James Markwick about 1856, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Antwerp, Antwerp, Jefferson, New York, United States in 1855. She died on 14 February 1903, in Macomb, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in St. Lawrence, New York, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Patience S Markwick in household of James Markwick, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Sophia E. Washburn - Government record: Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: Sophia E. Washburn
- Patience Markwick, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
Spouse and Children
1828–1883 Male
1833–1903 Female
Children (4)
1856–1933 Male
1858–1919 Female
1869– Female
1870–1886 Male
Parents and Siblings
1800–1887 Male
1807–1868 Female
Siblings (11)
1826–1905 Female
1827–1915 Male
1831– Male
1831–1865 Female
1833–1903 Female
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World Events (8)
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1863
Age 30
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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