Brief Life History of John
When John Couch was born on 26 December 1845, in Tamerton Foliot, Devon, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Couch, was 39 and his mother, Mary Ann Spiller, was 28. He married Mary in 1867, in Dover, Morris, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in New Jersey, United States in 1870 and Bedminster, Bedminster Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States in 1880. He died on 2 March 1932, in Holmfield, Roblin, Manitoba, Canada, at the age of 86, and was buried in Holmfield, Roblin, Manitoba, Canada.
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- John Couch, "United States Census, 1880"
- John Speller, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Couch, "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887"
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1847
A battalion of volunteers from New Jersey assisted during the Mexican-American War. They were active from 1847 to 1848 and divided among four companies. The battalion assisted during the Battle of Contreras and the Battle of Churubusco.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1869
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Name Meaning
English (Cornwall and Devon): nickname from Middle English couch(e) ‘hump, hunch’, used for a hunchback. In Cornwall and Devon it is usually pronounced as Cooch.
English (Cornwall and Devon): variant of Gooch .
English (Cornwall and Devon): from Middle English coche, couche ‘bed, couch, tablecloth’ (Old French couche, culche). It could have been a metonymic occupational name for someone who made such items or a nickname for a lazy individual. Alternatively, it could have been applied to someone who produced couchwork, a luxurious embroidery in which gold or silver thread and jewels were sewn into satin or silk robes.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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