Brief Life History of Joseph Oldfield
When Joseph Oldfield Poyer was born on 12 February 1762, in Sussex, New Jersey, British Colonial America, his father, Jonathan Poyer, was 33 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Rhodes, was 32. He married Mary Margaret Rifenbroech on 29 January 1786, in Sussex, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died in 1836, in Rush Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Joseph Poyers, "United States Census, 1820"
- Joseph Oldfield Poyer, 'Geni World Family Tree' on MyHeritage
- 1840 United States Federal Census
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1772
Historical Boundaries: 1772: Northumberland, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
Name Meaning
French: from Old French poier ‘power’, probably used as a nickname for a strong individual.
English (of Norman origin): variant of Power . The name is found mainly in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Americanized form of the Czech ethnic name Pojer ‘Bavarian’ or of its variant Pojar .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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