Brief Life History of Jonah
When Jonah Cartwright was born about 1733, in Broom, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Enoch Cartwright, was 34 and his mother, Ester Webb, was 30. He married Elizabeth Tyler on 9 September 1758, in Wombourne, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 21 January 1785, in Wombourne, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 53, and was buried in Wombourne, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Jonah Cartwright, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Jonah Cartwright, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Jonah Cartwright, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
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Name Meaning
English (Midlands and northern England): occupational name from Middle English cart(e) ‘cart’ + wright(e) ‘craftsman’ (Old English cræt or Old Norse kartr + Old English wyrhta), for a cartwright, a maker of carts.
Variant of Courtright , a surname of Dutch origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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