Brief Life History of Jeremiah
When Jeremiah Punter was born on 8 November 1772, in Caddington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Punter, was 23 and his mother, Sarah Smith, was 21. He married Charlotte Whinnett on 25 December 1793, in Caddington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters.
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- Jeremiah Punter, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Jermh Punter, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Jeremiah Punter in entry for Jeremiah Punter, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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World Events (7)
1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English punt, pount, pont (Anglo-Norman French p(o)unt, Old French pont) ‘bridge’ + the suffix -er, either an occupational name denoting the keeper of a bridge, who exacted tolls, or (in southern coastal counties especially) a topographic name for someone who lived by a bridge.
Dutch: occupational name for someone who uses a punter ‘punt, boat’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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