Brief Life History of Clara Frances
When Clara Frances Herrick was born on 25 February 1888, in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Joseph Henry Herrick, was 50 and her mother, Joanna W Haskell, was 37. She died on 5 June 1971, in Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Clara F Herrick in household of Joseph H Herrick, "United States Census, 1900"
- Clara Frances Herrick, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
- Clara F Herrick, "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003"
Parents and Siblings
1837–1927 Male
1850–1921 Female
Siblings (2)
1876–1947 Male
1888–1971 Female
World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 2
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
Age 2
1910 · The BSA is Made
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: from the Old Norse personal name Eiríkr, Old Danish, Old Swedish Erik, itself from Proto-Scandinavian ain- ‘one, select’ + rík- ‘rule(r)’ + prosthetic H-.
Irish (Cork): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEirc ‘descendant of Erc’, a personal name meaning ‘speckled, dark red’ or ‘salmon’, and borne by a Christian saint. In Munster and Ulster this name has been changed to Harkin .
History: The English poet Robert Herrick (1591–1674) was the son of a wealthy London goldsmith, whose family had a long history in the town of Leicester. DNA analysis suggests that the modern surname is monogenetic, i.e. from a single eponymous bearer. The earliest known bearer of the name in Leicester was John Eirich, recorded as a burgess there in 1211. Leicester was one of the headquarters of the Viking army that conquered and settled the eastern midlands in the late 9th century, leading to the English adoption of many Old Norse personal names, such as Eirikr, as personal names. The initial aspirate is first recorded in the name of Nicholas Heyryke, recorded as a Leicester burgess in 1524.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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