Gertrude Charity Debaun

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

Alexander Kirkland
1794–1869
Gertrude Charity Debaun
1803–1891
Marriage: 20 December 1817
Samuel DeBaun Kirkland
1829–1887
John P Kirkland
1831–1851
Child # 1 Kirkland
1847–
Child # 2 Kirkland
1849–
Mary Jane Kirkland
1833–1875
William Riley Kirkland
1835–1919
Andrew J. Kirkland
1839–1864
Elizabeth E. Kirkland
1843–1906
Martha Ellen Kirkland
1844–1923

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"

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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