Brief Life History of Josiah
When Josiah Game was born on 15 February 1804, in Wayne, North Carolina, United States, his father, Josiah Berthea Swearingame, was 39 and his mother, Olivia Strickland Bryant, was 38. He married Edney Ranes on 4 November 1823, in Johnston, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Johnston, North Carolina, United States in 1830 and Fork Township, Wayne, North Carolina, United States for about 20 years. He died on 10 May 1862, in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Hastings Cemetery, Wayne, North Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Josiah Game, "United States Census, 1840"
- Josiah Game, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Josiah Game, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1804–1862 Male
1805–1880 Female
Children (7)
1829– Female
1830–1903 Male
1833–1914 Male
1837–1870 Male
1840–1914 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1766– Male
1767– Female
Siblings (3)
1793–1860 Female
1799–1850 Male
1804–1862 Male
World Events (8)
1808
Age 4
1812
Age 8
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 16
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English gamen, game ‘game’, probably denoting someone fond of or good at games (compare Goodgame , of which this may also be an elliptical form), or the winner of the gamen, the prize in a running race. Compare Gleave .
German (Gäme) and French: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with Old High German gaman ‘fun, game’ or gamal ‘old, aged’.
English: alternatively, a variant of Gammon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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