Brief Life History of Gertrude Charity
When Gertrude Charity Debaun was born in 1803, in Mercer, Kentucky, United States, her father, Samuel DeBaun, was 29 and her mother, Mary Polly Divine, was 22. She married Alexander Kirkland on 20 December 1817, in Harrodstown, Kentucky, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Fairbanks Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Madison Township, Madison, Iowa, United States in 1860. She died in 1891, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States.
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- Charity Kerkland in household of Alexander Kerkland, "United States Census, 1850"
- Charity Deben, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Gertrude Charity DeBaun Kirkland, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1817
Historical Boundaries 1817: Sullivan, Indiana, United States
1828
Historical Boundaries: 1828: Jackson, Missouri, United States
Name Meaning
Possibly an Americanized form of Dutch De Boon, see Boon 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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