Brief Life History of John
When John Bort Jr was born on 25 November 1810, in German Flatts, Herkimer, New York, United States, his father, John N Bort, was 33 and his mother, Jemimah Hart, was 31. He married Marietta Smith on 10 October 1832, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 7 December 1903, in Royalton Township, Berrien, Michigan, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Riverview Cemetery, St. Joseph Township, Berrien, Michigan, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- John Bort, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Bort in entry for Edgar G. Bort and Elmyra Streets Frost, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- John Bort, "United States Census, 1880"
Spouse and Children
1810–1903 Male
1826–1920 Female
Children (6)
1844– Male
1851– Female
1854–1929 Male
1856–1946 Male
1858–1908 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1777–1863 Male
1779–1823 Female
Siblings (12)
1799–1880 Female
1802–1894 Male
1803–1887 Male
1805–1893 Female
1806–1900 Female
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1812
Age 2
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 17
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 26
Name Meaning
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname for a man with aremarkable beard, from Yiddish bord combined with GermanBart, both meaning ‘beard’.
Polish: from borta ‘braid, galloon’, a loanword from German (Borte).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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