Brief Life History of Seneca
When Seneca Buck was born on 10 January 1802, in Maine, United States, his father, Moses Buck, was 41 and his mother, Hannah Chubb, was 38. He had at least 4 sons and 5 daughters with Jane Warren. He died on 15 July 1887, in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Washington Street Cemetery, Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (41)
- Senaca Buck, "United States Census, 1870"
- Seneca Buck, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"
- Seneca Buck, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
Spouse and Children
1802–1887 Male
1805–1852 Female
Children (9)
1827–1895 Female
1829–1906 Male
1831–1916 Female
1833–1895 Male
1836– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1760–1826 Male
1764–1852 Female
Siblings (10)
1781–1840 Male
1784– Male
1786–1853 Male
1788–1811 Male
1790–1863 Male
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World Events (8)
1803
Age 1
1805
Age 3
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English buc(ke) ‘male goat’ (Old English bucca) or a ‘male deer’ (Old English bucc). The goat was popularly associated with lecherous behaviour and the deer with timidity and speed. The surname may also be a shortened form of longer occupational names, for example Roger le Bucmanger' ‘dealer in bucks or venison’, (Warwickshire 1221) or Walter Bucswayn perhaps ‘goatherd’ (Somerset 1327).
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a prominent beech tree, such as Peter atte Buk (Suffolk 1327), from Middle English buk ‘beech’ (from Old English bōc).
German and Dutch (Limburg): from a personal name, a short form of Burkhard (see Burkhart ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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