Huldah Towle

Brief Life History of Huldah

When Huldah Towle was christened on 14 December 1735, in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, her father, James Towle, was 37 and her mother, Keziah Perkins, was 26. She married Merrifield Berry on 17 August 1756, in Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 9 November 1809, in Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

Merrifield Berry
1733–1817
Huldah Towle
1735–1809
Marriage: 17 August 1756
James Towle Berry
1758–1818
Huldah Berry
1760–1776
Olive Berry
1763–1823
Ebenezer Berry
1766–1810
Abigail Berry
1769–1808

Sources (26)

  • Huldey Toll, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
  • Huldah Berry, "New Hampshire Deaths and Burials, 1784-1949"
  • Huldah in entry for Abigil Berry, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"

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World Events (4)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New Hampshire is 9th state.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

English (mainly Nottinghamshire):

from Middle English Tolle or Tole, usually a pet form of Anglo-Norman Torald, a well-used personal name by the Normans in Normandy and England and ultimately from Old Norse Thóraldr(Thórr the god Thor + vald ‘power, rule’). Middle English Tole was also an Anglicized form of Old Norse Tóli (see Tooley ) and could alternatively have derived from Old English Tola. Compare Tolson .

variant of Towell .

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

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