William C. Pecker

Brief Life History of William C.

When William C. Pecker was born on 14 September 1804, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, William Pecker, was 45 and his mother, Hannah Sawyer, was 39. He died on 4 October 1805, in his hometown, at the age of 1.

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Family Time Line

William Pecker
1758–1820
Hannah Sawyer
1765–1828
Rachel Pecker Currier
1783–1863
Hannah Pecker
1784–1821
Abigail Pecker
1786–1863
Nabby Pecker
1786–
Miriam Pecker
1789–1871
Sophia Pecker
1791–1866
Sally Pecker
1793–
Betsey Pecker
1796–1861
Mary Pecker
1798–1859
Susan "Sukey" Pecker
1800–
Weld Pecker
1802–1869
William C. Pecker
1804–1805
William Cogswell Pecker
1806–1807
Aaron S. Pecker
1809–
Charlotte Pecker
1811–

Sources (4)

  • William C. Pecker, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Wm. Cogswell Pecker, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
  • Wm. Cogswell Pecker, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

Name Meaning

English: (i) occupational name from Middle English pek(ke) + -er, for someone who made, sold, or used vessels measuring a peck; see Peck . (ii) nickname, possibly from a derivative of Middle English pekken ‘to peck, snap up’, perhaps used for someone of acquisitive habits.

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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