When Hannah Tucker was born on 14 April 1765, in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States, her father, Stephen Tucker, was 33 and her mother, Mary Brown, was 28. She married Joseph Brewster on 25 December 1785, in Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in New Rochelle, Westchester, New York, United States in 1850. She died on 23 September 1864, in New London, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 99.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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English (southwestern): occupational name from Middle English tuker(e), toker(e) ‘tucker, fuller’, a derivative of tuken ‘to torment, beat’ (Old English tūcian), for someone who fulled and finished cloth. This name for the occupation was characteristic of the West Country. Compare Fuller and Walker and see also Tuckerman .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tuachair ‘descendant of Tuachar’, a personal name composed of the elements tuath ‘people’ + car ‘dear, beloved’.
Americanized form of Jewish Tocker or Toker (see Tokarz ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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