Brief Life History of Osgood
When Osgood Worcester was born on 16 February 1772, in Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Eldad Worcester, was 41 and his mother, Rebecca Osgood, was 32. He married Phoebe Farnum on 17 October 1798, in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons. He died on 2 September 1838, at the age of 66, and was buried in North Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Osgood Worcester, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Osgood Worcester, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Osgood Worcester, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1772–1838 Male
1776–1818 Female
Children (11)
1800– Male
1801– Male
1801– Male
1803– Male
1803– Male
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1731–1779 Male
1739–1810 Female
Siblings (9)
1763–1853 Male
1764–1773 Female
1766– Female
1768–1847 Female
1770– Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 4
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 4
1791
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from the city of Worcester. The placename means ‘the Roman town of the Weogoran’, from an Old English tribal name Weogoran (genitive plural Weogorena) + Old English ceaster ‘city, Roman town’.
History: Rev. William Worcester emigrated from England and settled in Salisbury, MA, before 1638. He had many prominent descendants, including Noah Worcester (born 1758) and Samuel Worcester (born 1770), both NH Congregational clergymen, and Joseph Emerson Worcester (1784–1865), a noted lexicographer, geographer, and historian.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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