Mary Roome

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Roome was born on 25 March 1792, in Pompton Plains, Pequannock Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States, her father, Samuel Roome, was 38 and her mother, Ann Courter, was 37. She married Guillem Terhune on 9 January 1813, in Norfolk, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 3 July 1870, in Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 78, and was buried in Woodhouse United Church Cemetery, Halfway House Corners, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Guillem Terhune
1790–1840
Mary Roome
1792–1870
Marriage: 9 January 1813
Ann Terhune
1814–1886
Albert Terhune
1816–1890
Samuel Terhune
1819–1873
Garrett Terhune
1823–1901
John Terhune
1826–1848
Peter Terhune
1828–1888
Abraham Terhune
1828–1849

Sources (7)

  • Mary, "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
  • Mary Roome, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
  • Mary Terhune in entry for Garret Terhune and Abigail Fairchild, "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"

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Name Meaning

English (Derbyshire): variant of Rome .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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