Deborah Waters

Brief Life History of Deborah

When Deborah Waters was born on 8 June 1781, in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, her father, Silas Waters, was 30 and her mother, Sarah Savidge, was 31. She married John Warner Emery on 10 June 1801, in Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 13 October 1840, in Loveland, Clermont, Ohio, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Warner Emery
1777–1858
Deborah Waters
1781–1840
Marriage: 10 June 1801
Sarah Emery
1802–1871
Henry Harrison Emery
1804–1877
Elizabeth Emery
1806–1892
Mary Emery
1808–1846
William Dallas Emery
1810–1825
John Pike Emery
1812–1883
Elisha Jackson Emery
1814–1887
Anna Eliza Emery
1817–1891
Capt Andrew Barton Emery
1819–1862
Jabez Newton Emery
1823–1823

Sources (5)

  • Deborah Waters, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
  • Deborah Emery, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Deborah Waters, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"

World Events (8)

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

1796 · Cleaveland is Founded

Cleaveland was founded by surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company after being sent out to lay out townships and a capital city. It was named after the lead surveyor, General Moses Cleaveland. He then oversaw the design and partial construction of the Public Square in what is now the downtown area.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: variant of Water 1 and 2, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Irish: when not the English surname, this is an Anglicized form of various Gaelic names taken to be derived from uisce ‘water’ (see for example Haskin , Hiskey ).

History: James Waters came from London, England, to Salem, MA, in 1630. Lawrence Waters came to Charlestown, MA, from Lancaster, England, in 1675.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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