Brief Life History of James Ketchum
When James Ketchum Raymond was born on 29 March 1816, in Noroton, Darien, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, James Raymond, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Burr Hoyt, was 23. He married Maria Coon or Comb in 1840, in Kings, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in New York, United States in 1870 and Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States in 1875. He died on 8 April 1890, at the age of 74.
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- James Raymond, "United States Census, 1870"
- James in entry for Henry A Hendrickson and Mary L Raymond, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
- Jas K Raymond in household of John Nehmans, "New York State Census, 1875"
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1819 · 67 Streets in Brooklyn By 1819
A village map dated April 8, 1819 shows sixty seven streets. The widest streets measured 60 feet wide while the narrowest street, Doughty Street, measured 20 feet wide.
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
1836 · Brooklyn Borough Hall Begins Construction
The historic Brooklyn Borough Hall laid its cornerstone and foundation in 1834. However, due to financial problems construction on the rest of the building was halted until 1845. The Greek Revival style building was made of tuckahoe marble with a large staircase that lead to had six large, fluted columns supporting a triangular pediment. The interior’s two story rotunda and courtroom were elaborately decorated with ornate plasterwork and carved wood paneling. The building served as Brooklyn’s City Hall for fifty years until the consolidation with New York City.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Normand, Andre, Camille, Jacques, Lucien, Armand, Francois, Emile, Fernand, Gilles, Laurier, Marcel.
English and French: from the Norman personal name Raimund or Raimond, from ancient Germanic Raginmund, composed of the elements ragin ‘advice, counsel’ + mund ‘protection’. Compare Ramo and Raymo .
Americanized form of Italian Raimondo and German Raimund, cognates of 1 above. Compare Raimond .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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