When Nancy Jane Rogers was born on 7 December 1840, in Perry Township, Martin, Indiana, United States, her father, Matthew W Rogers, was 45 and her mother, Nancy Clements, was 37. She married Wilson Salmon on 23 December 1858, in Shoals, Halbert Township, Martin, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 18 January 1917, in Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1841: Ripley, Missouri, United States
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English (of Norman origin): variant of Roger , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí (see Rorie ).
History: Thomas Rogers (c. 1587–1621), born in London, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He died during the first winter at Plymouth Colony, but his son Joseph survived and married, and was later joined in MA by his brother John. This name was subsequently brought to North America independently by many different bearers.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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