When Moses Gaylord was born on 22 November 1716, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Deacon William Gaylord, was 38 and his mother, Hope Butler, was 36. He died on 23 April 1733, in his hometown, at the age of 16, and was buried in Center Cemetery, East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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English (southern, of Norman origin): variant of Gaylard altered by folk etymology, from the Old French and Middle English personal name Gaillart, Gallard, Galliard, representing either the ancient Germanic personal name Gailhard (composed of elements meaning ‘powerful, lusty, cheerful’ + ‘hard, firm, resilient, strong’) or Old French gaillard, gaillart ‘vigorous, powerful, strong’. Alternatively, from Middle English gaillard, galiard ‘brave, strong, valiant’, also ‘lively, gay, gaily dressed’.
Altered form of Gaylard, itself an Anglicized form of French Gaillard , which was brought to England by the Huguenots.
In some cases also an Americanized form of French Gaillard .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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