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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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- 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"
Spouse and Children
1794–1869 Male
1803–1891 Female
Children (9)
1829–1887 Male
1831–1851 Male
1833–1875 Female
1835–1919 Male
1835–1861 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1774–1833 Male
1781–1833 Female
Siblings (8)
1800–1837 Female
1803–1891 Female
1808–1857 Male
1809–1830 Female
1810–1852 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1803
Age 0
1817
Age 14
1826
Age 23
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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