Eltweed Pomeroy

Brief Life History of Eltweed

When Eltweed Pomeroy was born on 4 July 1585, in Beaminster, Dorset, England, his father, Richard Pomeroy, was 45 and his mother, Eleanor Coker, was 24. He married Johanna Keech on 4 May 1617, in Beaminster, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Windsor, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America in 1637. He died on 4 March 1673, in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 87, and was buried in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Eltweed Pomeroy
1585–1673
Margery Rockett
1605–1655
Marriage: 7 May 1627
Eldad Pomeroy
1630–1662
Deacon Medad Pomeroy
1638–1716
Mary Pomeroy
1632–1640
John Haskell Pomeroy
1634–1647
Caleb Pomeroy
1641–1691
Mary "Marcy" Pomeroy
1644–1657
Joshua Pomeroy Sr
1646–1689
Joseph Pomeroy
1652–1734

Sources (51)

  • Elburtt Pomerye, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Eltwides Pummery, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Eltweed Pomeroy, "Find A Grave Index"

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Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin; mainly Devon and Dorset): habitational name from any of various places in northeastern France named with Old French pommeroie, pommeraie ‘apple orchard’ (collective of pomme ‘apple’). The name was established in Ireland in 1573.

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

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History of Eltweed Pomeroy

From March 20, 1866 Hampshire Gazatte: " Eltweed Pomeroy, who came from Devonshire, England to this country in 1630, lived at Dorchester and Windor, anddied in Northampton in 1673, was the progentior …

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