Brief Life History of John
When John Palmer was born on 1 September 1717, in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, Walter Palmer Sr, was 34 and his mother, Grace Vose, was 31.
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Family Time Line
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- Legacy NFS Source: John Palmer - Published information: birth-name: John Palmer
Parents and Siblings
1684–1726 Male
1686–1727 Female
Siblings (5)
1714– Female
1717–1785 Male
1717– Male
1718– Male
1724– Male
World Events (6)
1776
Age 59
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 59
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 64
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English palmer(e) ‘palmer, pilgrim to the Holy Land’ (Anglo-Norman French palmer, Old French pa(l)mer, paum(i)er), so called from the palm branch carried by such pilgrims. The term was also used to denote an itinerant monk who traveled from shrine to shrine under a vow of poverty. This surname is also common in Ireland, where it has been recorded from the 13th century onward.
Irish: when not of English origin (see 1 above), a surname adopted for Gaelic Ó Maolfhoghmhair (see Milford ), the name of an ecclesiastical family.
Swedish (mainly Palmér): ornamental name formed with palm ‘palm tree’ + the suffix -ér (a derivative of Latin -erius) or -er (from German).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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