Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Bull was born on 9 August 1675, in Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Joseph Bull, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Manning, was 30. He married Sarah Serle on 25 November 1699, in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died in 1738, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 63.
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- Joseph Bull, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Joseph Bull, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"
- Joseph Bull, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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Name Meaning
English: nickname for a strong, aggressive, bull-like man, from Middle English bule, bole. Occasionally, the name may denote a keeper of a bull (compare Bulman ), or possibly someone who lived at a building distinguished by the sign of a bull.
German (mainly northern): from Middle Low German bulle ‘bull’, used as a nickname for a cattle breeder, keeper, or dealer. Compare South German Ochs .
South German: nickname for a short fat man, a variant of Bolle , or a nickname for a man with the physical characteristics of a bull.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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