When Tryphena Jerome was born on 13 March 1770, in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, her father, Samuel Jerome, was 41 and her mother, Lucy Foster, was 37. She married Gideon Brockway on 15 September 1791, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She died on 5 December 1849, in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Camillus, Onondaga, New York, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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Some characteristic forenames: French Emile, Andre, Armelle, Dominique, Edmound, Francois, Georges, Herve, Jean Robert, Lucien, Lucienne, Marcel.
French and West Indian (mainly Haiti) (Jérôme): from the French personal name Jérôme, from Latin Hieronymus . This surname is most common in Haiti.
English (southern): from either of two distinct personal names which became confused in Middle English: ancient Germanic Ger(r)am (Gerrannus), composed of the ancient Germanic elements gār, gēr ‘spear’ + hraban ‘raven’, and Latin Hieronymus , which is the source of English Jerome and French Jérôme (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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