Joseph Weld Turner

17 May 1839–20 February 1858 (Age 18)
Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States

The Life Summary of Joseph Weld

When Joseph Weld Turner was born on 17 May 1839, in Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States, his father, Maj. Thomas Turner Jr., was 44 and his mother, Mary Ruggles Weld, was 43. He died on 20 February 1858, at the age of 18.

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Family Time Line

Maj. Thomas Turner Jr.
1795–1842
Mary Ruggles Weld
1795–1862
Lois Sarah Turner
1818–1838
Thomas Turner
1820–1849
Harriet Corning Turner
1822–1859
Horace Weld Turner
1825–1904
Mary Weld Turner
1827–1903
Erastus Corning Turner
1831–1833
Emma Rathbone Turner
1832–1866
Joseph Weld Turner
1839–1858

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World Events (1)

1846
Age 7
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Middle English t(o)urnour, turner ‘turner’ (Old French to(u)rn(e)our), mainly denoting someone who fashioned small objects of wood, metal, or bone on a lathe, but also a variety of other occupations, including turnspit and translator or interpreter. This surname may have become confused with Toner . In North America, it is also very common among African Americans.English: occasionally perhaps a nickname from Middle English turn-hare, a compound of Middle English tournen ‘to turn, direct, steer’ + hare ‘hare’, a name for someone in charge of the greyhounds in hare coursing or an exaggerated compliment for someone who could run fast. See also Turnbull .English: perhaps also from Middle English t(o)urn(e)our ‘jouster, one who takes part in a tournament’ (Old French tornoieor, tournoieur).

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

Possible Related Names

Trinder
Toner
Tarner
Turney

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