Brief Life History of Bessie
When Bessie Habershaw was born on 5 April 1889, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William H. Habershaw, was 26 and her mother, Henrietta Williams, was 24. She died on 20 July 1889, in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 0, and was buried in Central Falls, Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Bessie Habershaw, "Find A Grave Index"
Parents and Siblings
1862–1950 Male
1864–1943 Female
Siblings (7)
1884–1889 Male
1886–1964 Male
1889–1889 Female
1890–1986 Female
1892–1967 Male
+2 More Children
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): metonymic occupational name for a maker of habergeons, from Middle English, Old French haubergeon. The habergeon was a medieval sleeveless jacket of mail or scale armor, which was also worn for penance.
History: Born in Beverley, Yorkshire, England, James Habersham emigrated to the infant colony of Georgia in 1738 with his friend George Whitefield. Together they established what is believed to be America's first orphanage. Habersham was married in Bethesda, GA, in 1740 and had three surviving sons, all of whom were educated at Princeton and became ardent patriots.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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