Brief Life History of Enoch
Enoch Thorn was born on 6 January 1775, in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States as the son of Thomas Thorn and Susannah Biles. He married Catharine Nagle about 1796, in Burlington, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died on 12 February 1826, at the age of 51.
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- Enoch Thorn in entry for Thomas Thorn, "California, Pioneer Migration Index, Compiled 1906-1935"
- Enoch Thorn in entry for Catherine Thorn, "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988"
- Enoch Thorn in entry for Catharine Thorn, "New Jersey, Deaths, 1670-1988"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
Name Meaning
English and Danish: topographic name for someone who lived by a thorn bush or hedge (Old English, Old Norse thorn, Middle English thorn(e), torn(e)). The name is also found in Sweden.
English: habitational name from a place called with Old English, Old Norse thorn ‘thorn bush’ (see 1 above), for example Thorne in Kent, Somerset, and South Yorkshire.
North German and Danish: topographic name for someone who lived near a tower, from Middle Low German torn ‘tower’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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