Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Weaver was born on 25 January 1788, in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Sheffield Weaver, was 24 and her mother, Hannah Durfee, was 18. She married Bradford Richmond on 13 February 1810, in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 25 August 1846, in Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Mary Wevor, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Mary French, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary Weaver in entry for Bradford Richmond, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
Spouse and Children
1776–1814 Male
1788–1846 Female
Children (2)
1810–1890 Female
1812–1898 Male
Parents and Siblings
1763–1839 Male
1769– Female
Siblings (2)
1785–1812 Male
1788–1846 Female
World Events (8)
1789
Age 1
1789 · The United States Constitution
Age 1
1804
Age 16
Name Meaning
English: occupational name, from an agent derivative of Middle English weven ‘to weave’ (Old English wefan).
English: habitational name from a place on the Weaver river in Cheshire, now called Weaver Hall but recorded simply as Weuere in the 13th and 14th centuries. The river name is from Old English wēfer(e) ‘winding stream’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘weaver’, for example German Weber , Polish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) Tkacz or Tkach , Hungarian Takács (see Takacs ), and Slovenian Tkalec, Tekavec or Veber .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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