When Marvin Jaquith was born on 26 July 1857, in Pilot Knob, Iron, Missouri, United States, his father, Peter Henderson Jacquith, was 26 and his mother, Maria Sophronia Marvin, was 26. He died on 2 January 1867, in his hometown, at the age of 9, and was buried in Ironton, Iron, Missouri, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1858: Iron, Missouri, United States
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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.
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