Brief Life History of Edna Alice
When Edna Alice Geer was born on 29 July 1813, in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Denison Geer, was 42 and her mother, Polly Smith, was 34. She married Edward Augustus Manning on 15 July 1844, in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1850 and Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States for about 10 years. She died on 22 August 1891, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States.
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Sources (42)
- Edney Manning in entry for Edward Manning, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Edna A Manning in household of Edward Manning, "United States Census, 1870"
- Edna A. in entry for Harry G. Manning and Kitty E. Morgan, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
Spouse and Children
1820–1901 Male
1813–1891 Female
Children (6)
1845–1885 Male
1847– Female
1847–1852 Female
1849–1852 Female
1854–1893 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1771–1816 Male
1779–1858 Female
Siblings (9)
1798– Female
1800–1816 Female
1802–1881 Male
1804– Female
1806–1856 Male
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 6
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 7
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 23
Name Meaning
English (Kent and Sussex): variant of Gear .
German: from a personal name derived from gēr, gār ‘spear’ (see Gerhardt ).
Dutch (Van der Geer and Van de Geer): topographic name from geer ‘triangular piece of land’. Compare Degeer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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