Brief Life History of Job
When Job Trowbridge was born on 8 March 1754, in Morristown, Morris Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States, his father, David Trowbridge, was 44 and his mother, Lydia Holmes, was 38. He married Martha Doty on 3 January 1785, in Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 12 August 1821, in Hart, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 67.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Job Trowbridge, "Find A Grave Index"
- Will
- Job Trowbridge served as Ass"t Wagon Master for George Washington all thru Rev War.
Spouse and Children
1754–1821 Male
1768–1860 Female
Children (9)
1787–1877 Female
1789–1813 Male
1791–1812 Male
1794– Male
1797–1893 Male
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1709–1768 Male
1716–1792 Female
Siblings (16)
1736–1749 Female
1737–1793 Male
1739–1782 Male
1740–1755 Female
1742–1823 Male
+11 More Children
World Events (6)
1775
Age 21
1776
Age 22
1790 · Trenton - State Capital
Age 36
Name Meaning
English (Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire): habitational name from Trowbridge in Wiltshire, named from Old English trēow ‘tree’ + brycg ‘bridge’; the name probably referred to a felled trunk serving as a rough-and-ready bridge.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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