John Jacob Flora

Brief Life History of John Jacob

When John Jacob Flora was born in 1735, in Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonial America, his father, Thomas Flora, was 33 and his mother, Margaret Ferriday, was 37. He married Anna Maria Segesterin on 26 December 1769, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died in June 1810, in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States, at the age of 75.

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John Jacob Flora
1735–1810
Anna Maria Segesterin
1750–
Marriage: 26 December 1769
Jacob Flora
1771–1843
Catherine Flora
about 1772–
George Flora
1775–1808
Elizabeth Flora
Nancy Flora
1779–1867
Mary Flora
1780–
John Flora Jr
1783–

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  • John Flory, "Maryland, Marriages, 1666-1970"

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World Events (5)

1762

Historical Boundaries 1762: Frederick, Maryland Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Washington, Maryland, United States

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

Historical Boundaries: 1776: Washington, Maryland, United States

Name Meaning

Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian; Hungarian (Flóra): from the female personal name Flora, Flóra, from Latin flos, genitive floris ‘flower’.

Americanized form of French Fleury or German Flory .

Czech and Polish: from a vernacular short form of the Latin personal name Florianus (see Florian ).

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

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