When Benjamin J. Fuller was born on 20 March 1805, in Hartwick, Otsego, New York, United States, his father, Hubbard Fuller, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Hamblin, was 34. He married Polly Meacham in 1827. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in New York, United States for about 5 years. He died on 19 August 1884, in Hume, Allegany, New York, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Hume, Allegany, New York, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1806: Allegany, New York, United States
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
English: occupational name for a dresser of cloth, from Middle English fuller ‘fuller of cloth’ (partly from Old English fullere, partly from Old French fouleor, foleur, Latin fullo). Raw cloth had to be fulled, i.e. scoured, cleansed, and thickened by beating or trampling it in water, a process also known as walking or tucking, hence the surnames Walker and Tucker alongside Fuller. These three terms and surnames are characteristic of different parts of England. In general, in Middle English, Fuller is southern and eastern, while Walker belongs to the west and north and Tucker is southwestern. Compare Fullen .
English: variant of Fullard with loss of -d.
German (Füller): occupational name for a person whose work involved filling, such as a dauber, or a nickname for a gourmand or glutton. Compare Filler .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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