Brief Life History of Walter
When Walter Little was born on 30 May 1766, in Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Benjamin Little, was 33 and his mother, Mary Hazen, was 26. He married Sarah Little on 26 June 1792, in Salem, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States for about 10 years and Boston Ward 4, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1840. He died on 3 May 1851, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 84.
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- Walter Little, "United States Census, 1840"
- Walter Little, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Walter Little, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New Hampshire is 9th state.
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a small man (if not ironic), or distinguishing epithet for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, from Middle English littel, Old English lȳtel (see Light 3).
Irish: translation into English of Gaelic Ó Beagáin ‘descendant of Beagán’ (see Began ).
Americanized form (translation into English) of any of various European surnames meaning ‘little’, e.g. French Petit , Polish Mały (see Maly 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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