When Deborah Stoddard was born in 1812, in Plumsted Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States, her father, William Stoddard, was 39 and her mother, Lydia Patterson, was 27. She married Henry Messler on 18 October 1828, in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Chesterfield Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States in 1830 and New Hanover Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States in 1830. She died on 16 March 1876, in Plumsted Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Cassville, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
On January 28, 1820, the New Jersey Legislature incorporated the City of Jersey from parts of the Bergen Township. The city would be reincorporated two more times (January 23, 1829 and February 22, 1838) before receiving its official name. Jersey City became part of the new Hudson County in February of 1840.
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.
English and Scottish: occupational name for someone who looked after a stud of horses, from Middle English and Older Scots stod(e), stud(e) ‘establishment where horses were bred’, ‘herd of stallions or mares’ + herd(e) ‘herdsman’.
English: variant of Stothard, an occupational name for a keeper of cattle or horses, from Middle English stot ‘steer, bullock’ or ‘horse’ + herd(e) ‘herdsman’. The name was probably confused with Stodeherd ‘keeper of stud-horses’ (see above).
History: The Stoddard family of Boston, MA, was introduced by Anthony Stoddard (1600–1686), who settled there in 1639. Solomon Stoddard (1643–1728/9) was a prominent Congregational clergyman in MA, the grandfather of Jonathan Edwards, and progenitor of many noted descendants.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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