Sarah Esther Jarvis was born on 24 February 1734, in New York, United States. She married Stephen Higbee on 6 March 1750, in Huntington, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Huntington, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States in 1790. She died on 14 March 1813, in Suffolk, New York, United States, at the age of 79.
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English (of Norman origin): from the Old French personal name Gervais(e), itself from ancient Germanic Gervas, with gair ‘spear’ as the first element and an uncertain second, perhaps a borrowing of Celtic wass- ‘servant, vassal’. The Latinized name Gervasius was borne by a Christian saint, martyred under the Roman Emperor Domitian, who became one of the patrons of Milan.
English: in Yorkshire, sometimes a habitational name from Jervaulx in East Witton (North Yorkshire). The place takes its name from the river Ure + Old French val, vals ‘valley’.
Americanized form of French Gervais and of its variant Gervaise, cognates of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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