Timothy Janes

Brief Life History of Timothy

When Timothy Janes was born on 10 June 1716, in Brimfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, William Janes, was 24 and his mother, Abigail Loomis, was 24. He married Mary Margaret Colton on 27 December 1753, in Brimfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died about 1786, at the age of 71.

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Family Time Line

Timothy Janes
1716–1786
Mary Margaret Colton
1722–1800
Marriage: 27 December 1753
Timothy Janes
1736–1810
Elijah James
1736–
Sarah Janes
1754–
Abel James
1755–
Louisa Janes
1760–
Abby B. Janes
1763–

Sources (13)

  • Timothy Janes, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Timothy Jones, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Timothy Janes, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

Name Meaning

English (southern): variant of Jane , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s (see Jayne ).

Slovenian and Croatian (of Slovenian origin) (Janeš): variant of Slovenian Janež, from an old equivalent of the Latin personal name Johannes (see John ), or a topographic name or metonymic occupational name from janež ‘anise’. Compare Yanes .

Czech (Janeš, Jáneš): from a pet form of the personal name Jan .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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