Mary Bucknam

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Bucknam was born on 4 March 1700, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Joses Bucknam II, was 33 and her mother, Hannah Peabody, was 31. She married James Barrett on 13 February 1728, in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 28 May 1734, in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 34.

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Family Time Line

James Barrett
1704–1758
Mary Bucknam
1700–1734
Marriage: 13 February 1728
James Barrett
1729–1742
Mary Barrett
1732–

Sources (16)

  • Mary Buckman, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Mary Bucknam, Buckman, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Mary Barrett, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place in Norfolk named Buckenham, from the Old English personal name Bucca (with genitive -n) + Old English hām ‘homestead’. This surname has now died out in Britain.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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