When Jeremiah Myer was born before 26 March 1784, in Saugerties, Ulster, New York, United States, his father, Stephanus Meyer, was 58 and his mother, Grietje Oosterhout, was 11781. He married Rachel Whitaker on 9 November 1805, in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States for about 5 years. He died on 12 May 1851, in Saugerties, Saugerties, Ulster, New York, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1718: Provincia de Tejas, New Spain 1821: Districto de Bexar, Coahila y Tejas, México 1836: Republic of Texas 1836, Bexar, Republic of Texas 1845: Bexar, Texas, United States. [ Spreads across Comal, Medina, and Bexar counties]
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English, of Norman French origin: occupational name from Old French mire ‘physician’ (Latinized as medicus). Compare Mayer and Mee .
English: topographic name from Middle English mire ‘marsh’ (Old Norse mýrr), denoting a person who lived at or near a marsh.
Americanized form of German Meyer , Mayer , or Maier .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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