Brief Life History of James
When James Harvey was born on 13 December 1792, in Hampshire, Virginia, United States, his father, William Richard Harvey Jr, was 48 and his mother, Margaret Bell, was 41. He married Mary Ann Billingsley on 3 December 1822, in Licking, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 10 daughters. He died on 19 October 1859, in Groveland, Tazewell, Illinois, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington Township, Tazewell, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (13)
- James Harvey, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- James Harvey in entry for Wm Anderson Harvey, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
- Jas. Harvey in entry for Chas. Harvey, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1792–1859 Male
1800–1873 Female
Children (14)
1823–1919 Female
1824–1906 Male
1826–1919 Male
1828– Female
1828–1847 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1744–1827 Male
1751–1794 Female
Siblings (12)
1770–1830 Male
1772–1844 Male
1774–1868 Male
1776– Male
1776–1840 Female
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World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 2
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 8
1812
Age 20
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Old French and Middle English personal name Hervei, also found as Herveu, Hervé, and Hervi. The name Herveu or Herv(e)i was borne by a number of Bretons at the Norman Conquest and, as such, represents a French form of the Old Breton name Hoiearnviu or Hærviu (see Herve ). Among Normans Herve(i) or Herv(e)i was also a French form of ancient Germanic Hariwic, Herewic (from hari ‘army’ + wīg ‘war’), with intervocalic /w/ becoming /v/ in Old French. The Breton and ancient Germanic names were commonly Latinized as Herve(i)us and Hervic(i)us respectively but, since their most common vernacular forms in Old French were indistinguishable, the Latin forms were also sometimes interchangeable, especially Herveus.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAirmheadhaigh ‘descendant of Airmheadhach’, a personal name probably meaning ‘esteemed’. It seems to be a derivative of Airmheadh, the name borne by a mythological physician.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEarchaidh ‘descendant of Earchadh’, a personal name of uncertain origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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