Brief Life History of Almarine
When Almarine Woodruff was born on 19 August 1804, in Deerfield, Upper Deerfield Township, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States, his father, Enos Woodruff, was 20 and his mother, Sarah Combs Stratton, was 24. He married Jane Brooks on 9 July 1828, in Gloucester, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 4 June 1885, in Deerfield Township, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 80.
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- Amarin Woodruff, "United States Census, 1830"
- Legacy NFS Source: Almarin Woodruff - birth-name: Almarine WOODRUFF
- Almarine Woodruff, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1820
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.
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: from Middle English woderove ‘woodruff, sweet woodruff’ (Old English wudurofe), a sweet-scented plant. The leaves of the plant have a sweet smell and the surname may also have been a nickname for one who used it as a perfume, or perhaps an ironical nickname for a malodorous person. Alternatively, perhaps a topographic name for someone who lived at or near a place where woodruff grew. There may have been some confusion with Woodrow .
History: Two English families brought the name Woodruff to the American colonies: those of Matthew Woodruff and of John and Ann Woodruffe. The latter migrated to Lynn, MA, from Kent, and moved to Southampton, Long Island, NY, before 1640. John and Ann's many descendants were established in NJ, NC, and SC by 1790. The city of Woodruff, SC, is named for this family. The name is variously spelled Woodrove, Woodroffe, Woodruffe, Woodrough, and Woodruff in colonial records.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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