When William Gardner was born in 1808, in New York, United States, his father, John Gardner, was 29 and his mother, Edith Sarah Sissen, was 27. He married Emily (Gardner) about 1842, in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died before 1870, in Prairie Creek Township, Logan, Illinois, United States.
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Illinois is the 21st state.
When Illinois became a state in 1818, it had a population of 34,620 people. Illinois is now the sixth most populous state in the country with almost 12.8 million people.
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
English and Scottish: occupational name from Middle English gardener ‘gardener’, Old French gardinier, jardinier.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Gärtner or Gartner and French Desjardins .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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