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 Walters, was 30 and her mother, Catharine Deen, was 25. She married Judge 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, Randolph, Northwest Territory, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Deborah Waters, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
- Deborah Emery, "Find A Grave Index"
- Deborah Waters, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
Spouse and Children
1777–1858 Male
1781–1840 Female
Children (10)
1802–1871 Female
1804–1877 Male
1806–1892 Female
1808–1846 Female
1810–1825 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1751–1820 Male
1756– Female
Siblings (3)
1780–1858 Male
1781–1840 Female
1788–1890 Male
World Events (8)
1783 · A Free America
Age 2
1795
Age 14
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 19
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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