When Betsey Hooker was born on 13 February 1792, in Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, United States, her father, Thomas Hooker, was 37 and her mother, Mary Coleman, was 31. She married John Preston on 21 February 1813, in Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Vermont, United States in 1870 and Tinmouth, Rutland, Vermont, United States in 1880. She died on 30 August 1887, in Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, United States, at the age of 95.
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English (southeastern):
occupational name for a hook maker, from Middle English, Old English hōcere, possibly also used for an agricultural laborer who used hooks. In some cases the name may have become Hocker .
topographic name for a ‘dweller by a hill spur or bend’, from Middle English hoke ‘hook, river bend, hill spur’ + -er (see Hook 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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