Jesse Berrong

Brief Life History of Jesse

When Jesse Berrong was born in 1806, in South Carolina, United States, his father, Henry Berrong Sr, was 21 and his mother, Sarah Coleman, was 17. He married Susan Chastain in 1828, in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Hiawassee, Towns, Georgia, United States in 1870 and Hightower Bald, Towns, Georgia, United States in 1880. His occupation is listed as farmer in Hiawassee, Towns, Georgia, United States. He died on 15 July 1884, in District 1264, Towns, Georgia, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Hiawassee, Towns, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jesse Berrong
1806–1884
Susan Chastain
1812–1885
Marriage: 1828
Margaret Berrong
1827–
William J Berrong
1827–
Nancy Armina Berrong
1830–1908
Margaret J Berrong
1833–
Henry Newton Berrong
1834–1900
Lydia Berrong
1836–1924
John Pinkney Berrong
1842–1922
Leander Jackson Berrong
1844–1927
Isaac Washington Berrong
1847–1930
Malinda Berrong
1850–
Calvin Berrong
1851–
Joseph Marion Berrong
1852–1935
Howell Cobb Berrong
1855–1870
Sumner J. Berrong Jr.
1857–1933
Jesse Miles Berrong
1860–1939

Sources (45)

  • Jessee Berong, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Family Data Collection - Births
  • Jesse Berrong, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1820

Historical Boundaries: 1820: Georgia Non-County Area, Georgia, United States 1831: Cherokee, Georgia, United States 1832: Union, Georgia, United States 1856: Towns, Georgia, United States

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

Probably an Americanized form of French Berron (or of some other similar surname), itself a variant of Beron .

History: The Berrongs trace their origin to Henry Napoleon Berrong, reportedly from France or the Netherlands, who died in GA in 1873. Many believe his original surname was Béringer (see Beringer ).

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

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https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=br68630582&id=I22711 Jesse Berrong, son of Henry Berrong, married Susan Chastain in 1828 in Buncombe or HaywoodCounty, NC. Susan was the daughter of …

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