Brief Life History of John
John Elder was born about 1698, in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He married Margery Winship on 26 March 1729, in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He died before 1750.
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Sources (4)
- John Uder, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- John Elder, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- John Elder, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
Spouse and Children
1698–1750 Male
1703–1797 Female
Name Meaning
Scottish: distinguishing nickname from Middle English and Older Scots elder ‘parent; older, senior person’, perhaps in some cases denoting the older of two bearers of the same personal name. It may have been used also to denote an elder of a church, a senior and respected member of the congregation. Compare Senior .
English: in southeastern England, this may be a variant of Helder .
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Elter , which has the same meaning as 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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