Brief Life History of Amy
When Amy Harrington was born on 17 August 1788, in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, her father, James Harrington, was 22 and her mother, Mary Spencer, was 21. She married Henry Meyers in 1805. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1830, at the age of 42.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Family Bible Records
- THE ANCESTRY AND DESCENDANTS of JOHN HEARNDON of SCITUATE, R. I.
- THE ANCESTRY AND DESCENDANTS of JOHN HEARNDON of SCITUATE, R. I.
Spouse and Children
1784–1810 Male
1788–1830 Female
Children (6)
1791– Male
1793– Female
1799– Male
about 1813– Male
about 1815– Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1766–about 1813 Male
1767–1823 Female
Siblings (12)
1788–1830 Female
1790–1864 Female
1792–1857 Male
1794–about 1813 Male
1796–1833 Female
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1789
Age 1
1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State
Age 3
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 12
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the three places called Harrington (Cumberland, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire). The Cumberland placename derives from the Old English personal name Hæfer + Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The Lincolnshire placename derives from the Old English personal name Hearra + Old English connective -ing- + tūn. The Northamptonshire derives from an Old English personal name Hǣthhere + Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. Compare Herendeen .
Irish: adopted as an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hArrachtáin ‘descendant of Arrachtán’, a personal name from a diminutive of arrachtach ‘mighty, powerful’.
Irish: in Kerry, this name was adopted as an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hIongardail, later Ó hUrdáil, ‘descendant of Iongardal’, a personal name of uncertain origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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