Brief Life History of Clara
When Clara Jaquith was born on 13 November 1865, in Pilot Knob, Iron, Missouri, United States, her father, Peter Henderson Jacquith, was 35 and her mother, Caroline E. Hollatz, was 24.
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Sources (2)
- Clara Jaquith in household of P N Jaquith, "United States Census, 1870"
- Clara Jaquith in household of Peter H Jaquith, "United States Census, 1880"
Parents and Siblings
1830–1905 Male
1841–1899 Female
Siblings (8)
1859–1948 Female
1865– Female
1865– Female
1866–1927 Male
1869–1870 Female
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World Events (8)
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 1
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
Age 2
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 31
Name Meaning
English (Leicestershire): rare pronunciation of Jaques 1, a Frenchified form of Jakes . Jaqueth and Jaquish are variants of the same surname, reflecting common pronunciations of /s/ in ordinary speech.
Alternatively, perhaps an altered pronunciation of French Jaques 2 or of its regular form Jacques .
History: The American Jaquiths trace their origin to Abraham Jaquith, who died in 1675 or 1676 in Suffolk County, MA. He is believed to have landed in Boston in 1643 with Huguenots from La Rochelle, France; he married Ann(e) Jordan or Jourdain c. 1643. His descendants also bear the surnames Jaqueth and Jaquish. Abraham Jaquith is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of America. However, Abraham's surname and those of his descendants are more consistent with an English, rather than a French Huguenot, origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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