Brief Life History of Jonathan
When Jonathan Carver was born on 3 January 1759, in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Captain Jonathan Carver, was 48 and his mother, Abigail Robbins, was 32. He lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1759.
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Sources (6)
- Jonathan Carver, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Jonathan Carver, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Jonathan <Carver>, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
Parents and Siblings
1710–1780 Male
1726–1802 Female
Siblings (7)
1747–1826 Female
1748–1829 Female
1750–1836 Female
1754–1840 Male
1757–1789 Female
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World Events (6)
1776
Age 17
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 17
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 35
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English kerver ‘one who cuts or carves (something)’, especially wood, hence ‘carpenter’ but within that trade more specifically and commonly ‘sculptor of wooden images’; perhaps occasionally ‘sculptor in stone’.
Americanized form of German Garber , Gerber , or Körber (see Koerber ).
History: John Carver (c. 1576–1621), one of the Mayflower Pilgrims, was the first governor of Plymouth Plantation. He was born in Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire, England. Emigrating to the Netherlands in 1609, he joined the Pilgrims at Leyden.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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