Hannah Turner

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Turner was born on 18 October 1802, in Otisfield, Cumberland, Maine, United States, her father, Capt Henry John Turner, was 22 and her mother, Sarah Sally Moors, was 20. She married David Mayberry about 1827. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 29 January 1900, in Otisfield, Cumberland, Maine, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in Otisfield, Cumberland, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Mayberry
1797–1860
Hannah Turner
1802–1900
Marriage: about 1827
Cynthia Jane Mayberry
1826–1861
Caroline Frances Mayberry
1828–1849
Martha Knight Mayberry
1831–1848
Clarisa Ann Mayberry
1833–1854
Hannah Ellen Mayberry
1835–1854
David Lewis Mayberry
1837–1912
Elisha Algernon Mayberry
1841–1915
Eldridge Orlando Mayberry
1847–1887

Sources (39)

  • Hannah Mayberry, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Hannah Turner, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Hannah Mayberry, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1804 · Whitehead Light

In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the creation of a light station on Whitehead Island. The light house went into service by 1807. It is the third-oldest light house in Maine. Whitehead Light still exists as the private property of Pine Island Camp, a non-profit organization.

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

English: occupational name from Middle English t(o)urnour, turner ‘turner’ (Old French to(u)rn(e)our), mainly denoting someone who fashioned small objects of wood, metal, or bone on a lathe, but also a variety of other occupations, including turnspit and translator or interpreter. This surname may have become confused with Toner . In North America, it is also very common among African Americans.

English: occasionally perhaps a nickname from Middle English turn-hare, a compound of Middle English tournen ‘to turn, direct, steer’ + hare ‘hare’, a name for someone in charge of the greyhounds in hare coursing or an exaggerated compliment for someone who could run fast. See also Turnbull .

English: perhaps also from Middle English t(o)urn(e)our ‘jouster, one who takes part in a tournament’ (Old French tornoieor, tournoieur).

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

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