When John Rand was born on 3 December 1772, in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Rand, was 50 and his mother, Tabitha Hart, was 42. He married Dorcas Hartwell on 23 October 1795, in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 14 February 1861, in Worcester, Otsego, New York, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Worcester, Otsego, New York, United States.
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English: from the Middle English personal name Rand, a pet form of Randolf. Compare Randolph , Randall , Randy , and see also Rance .
English: habitational name from Rand (Lincolnshire), Rand Grange (North Yorkshire), or Raunds (Northamptonshire), all of which derive from Old English rand ‘edge, border, rim’.
German: from a short form of any of various ancient Germanic compound personal names formed with rand ‘rim (of a shield)’. Compare 1 above.
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