Bessie Habershaw

Female5 April 1889–20 July 1889

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

William H. Habershaw
1862–1950
Henrietta Williams
1864–1943
Percy Habershaw
1884–1889
James A Habershaw
1886–1964
Bessie Habershaw
1889–1889
Henrietta Habershaw
1890–1986
Robert Habershaw
1892–1967
Ada Habershaw
1894–1976
Elsie Habershaw
1899–

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  • Bessie Habershaw, "Find A Grave Index"

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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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