Jesse Turner

14 May 1744–13 March 1821 (Age 76)
Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Jesse

When Jesse Turner was born on 14 May 1744, in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Joshua Turner II, was 29 and his mother, Sarah Winslow, was 28. He married Bathsheba Lapham on 3 May 1780. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States in 1790. He died on 13 March 1821, in Buckfield, Oxford, Maine, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Turner Cemetery, Buckfield, Oxford, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jesse Turner
1744–1821
Bathsheba Lapham
1759–1832
Marriage: 3 May 1780
Jesse Turner Jr
1781–1849
Levi Turner
1784–1860
Luther Turner Sr.
1788–1867
Isaac Turner
1790–1863
Joseph Turner
1794–1870
Bathsheba Turner
1797–1863

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 May 1780
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (6)

    1776
    Age 32
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1776
    Age 32
    Historical Boundaries: 1776: Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States 1805: Oxford, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Oxford, Maine, United States
    1786 · Shays' Rebellion
    Age 42
    Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

    Name Meaning

    English: occupational name from Middle English t(o)urnour, turner ‘turner’ (Old French to(u)rn(e)our), mainly denoting someone who fashioned small objects of wood, metal, or bone on a lathe, but also a variety of other occupations, including turnspit and translator or interpreter. This surname may have become confused with Toner . In North America, it is also very common among African Americans.English: occasionally perhaps a nickname from Middle English turn-hare, a compound of Middle English tournen ‘to turn, direct, steer’ + hare ‘hare’, a name for someone in charge of the greyhounds in hare coursing or an exaggerated compliment for someone who could run fast. See also Turnbull .English: perhaps also from Middle English t(o)urn(e)our ‘jouster, one who takes part in a tournament’ (Old French tornoieor, tournoieur).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Trinder
    Toner
    Tarner
    Turney

    Sources (8)

    • Jesse Turner, "United States Census, 1790"
    • Jesse Turner in entry for Basheaba Turner, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
    • Jesse Turner, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"

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