Brief Life History of Isaac Vail
When Isaac Vail White was born on 1 April 1793, in Washington, Dutchess, New York, United States, his father, Thomas White, was 22 and his mother, Rebecca Vail, was 21. He married Mary Bedell Horton about 1819, in Goldens Bridge, Lewisboro, Westchester, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Conklin, Broome, New York, United States in 1850 and Chenango, Broome, New York, United States in 1855. He died on 16 January 1883, in Binghamton, Broome, New York, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, Broome, New York, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Bane V White, "New York State Census, 1865"
- Isaac V White in entry for Philena Horton Bronson, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
- Israel White, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1793–1883 Male
1803–1884 Female
Children (12)
1820–1904 Female
1825– Male
1828–1903 Female
1830– Female
1831–1832 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1770–1859 Male
1771–1839 Female
Siblings (11)
1791–1889 Female
1793–1883 Male
1794–1830 Female
1790–1850 Male
1796– Male
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World Events (7)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 1
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Age 4
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 26
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English white, wit (Old English hwīt ‘white’), hence a nickname for someone with white hair or a pale complexion. In some cases it is perhaps from a Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Hwīta, a short form of names in Hwīt- (from hwīt ‘white’). The name may also be topographic, referring to someone who lived by a bend or curve in a river or road (from Old English wiht ‘bend’), the source of the placename of Great Whyte in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire (compare Wight ). This name is also a variant of Wight . The surname White is also very common among African Americans.
Irish and Scottish: adopted for any of several Irish and Scottish Gaelic names based on bán ‘white, fair’ (see Bain 1, McElwain ) or fionn ‘fair’ (see Finn 1). The English surname has been Gaelicized in Ireland as de Faoite.
Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘white’, for example German Weiss , French Blanc , Polish Białas (see Bialas ), Slovenian Belec , or any other synonymous Slavic surname beginning with Bel-, Bev-, Biel- or Bil-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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