John Vroman

Brief Life History of John

When John Vroman was born on 25 January 1806, in Schoharie, New York, United States, his father, Josiah Barent Vroman, was 27 and his mother, Annatje Susanna Mattice, was 28. He married Wealthy Ann Ballard about 1822, in Granville Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 19 June 1888, in Granville Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Granville Center Cemetery, Granville Center, Granville Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Vroman
1806–1888
Roxanna L Baxter
1807–1880
Marriage: about 1832
Almon Vroman
1834–1834
John Vroman
1844–1850
Truman Vroman
1842–1879
Wealtha Ann Vroman
1846–1926

Sources (11)

  • Jno Vroman, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John Vrooman, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
  • John Vroman, "Find A Grave Index"

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1830 · The Second Great Awakening

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Name Meaning

Dutch: patronymic from a personal name derived from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements frōda ‘clever’, ‘intelligent’ + mundō ‘protection’. Compare Vrooman .

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

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