When Miles Allen Rogers Jr. was born on 1 July 1869, in Madison, Arkansas, United States, his father, Miles Allen Rogers, was 26 and his mother, Therisa Jane Johnson, was 21. He died on 3 July 1869, in his hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Cherry Creek Cemetery, Wesley, Madison, Arkansas, United States.
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English (of Norman origin): variant of Roger , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí (see Rorie ).
History: Thomas Rogers (c. 1587–1621), born in London, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He died during the first winter at Plymouth Colony, but his son Joseph survived and married, and was later joined in MA by his brother John. This name was subsequently brought to North America independently by many different bearers.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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