Jane Gee

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Gee was born in 1810, in Philipstown, Dutchess, New York, United States, her father, William Joshua Gee, was 38 and her mother, Mary Alice Woolsey, was 35. She married Alvah Cummings in 1829. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Tuscarora, Steuben, New York, United States for about 5 years. She died on 12 March 1890, in Westfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Troupsburg, Steuben, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alvah Cummings
1806–1851
Jane Gee
1810–1890
Marriage: 1829
George Cummings
1830–1864
Mary Jane Cummings
1832–1922
Thomas William Cummings
1834–1894
Maria Cummings
1837–1934
Daniel M Cummings
1841–1863
Richardson Darwin Cummings
1843–1911
James Cummings
1847–1899

Sources (7)

  • Jane Cummings in household of Alva Cummings, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Jane Haskins, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
  • Jane Gee in entry for George Cummings and Emily Hacket, "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1818

Oldest Grave seen in the Memorials lsit

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

Name Meaning

Irish: pronounced originally with a hard /g/, a shortened form of McGee , Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha ‘son of Aodh’ (see McCoy ).

English: pronounced with a soft g, /dʒ/; generally a variant of Jay .

French (Gée): habitational name from any of several places called Gée or Gé, for example in Maine-et-Loire, derived from the Gallo-Roman domain name Gaiacum. Compare Ge .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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