Brief Life History of Geer
When Geer Terry was born on 21 August 1775, in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Ebenezer Terry, was 52 and his mother, Mindwell Pease, was 40. He married Louisa Denslow on 10 November 1798, in Windsor Locks, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 26 May 1858, in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Enfield Street Cemetery, Enfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
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Sources (16)
- Geer Terry, "United States Census, 1850"
- Geer Terry, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Ger Terry, "United States Census, 1830"
Spouse and Children
1775–1858 Male
1777–1850 Female
Children (3)
1801–1871 Female
1805–1886 Male
1818–1896 Female
Parents and Siblings
1722–1817 Male
1734–1823 Female
Siblings (8)
1760–1853 Female
1763–1802 Male
1765–1849 Female
1768–1825 Male
1769–1834 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 1
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
Age 6
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 25
Name Meaning
English and Irish: from the Norman personal name T(h)erry (Old French Thierri), a short form of Theodoric, which is composed of the ancient Germanic elements theud ‘people, race’ + rīc ‘power(ful), rich’. Theodoric was the name of the Ostrogothic leader (c. 454–526) who invaded Italy in 488 and established his capital at Ravenna in 493. His name was sometimes taken as a derivative of Greek Theodōros (see Theodore ). An Anglo-Norman family of this name has been in County Cork, Ireland, since the 13th century.
Irish: sometimes an Anglicized (‘translated’) form of Gaelic Mac Toirdhealbhaigh (see Turley ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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