Brief Life History of Jesse
When Jesse Thorpe was born on 7 May 1797, in North Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, his father, Samuel Thorpe, was 50 and his mother, Dorcas Turner, was 40. He married Betsey Pardee about 1825, in North Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 24 January 1869, at the age of 71.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Jesse Thorp, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jesse Thorpe, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Jesse Thorp in entry for Sarah Barnes, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Spouse and Children
1797–1869 Male
1804–1837 Female
Children (2)
1832–1879 Male
1834–1907 Female
Parents and Siblings
1748–1820 Male
1756–1831 Female
Siblings (9)
1771– Female
1776–1850 Male
1780– Female
1783–1853 Female
1786–1858 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 3
1802 · Brass is Discovered
Age 5
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 22
Name Meaning
English (mainly Yorkshire and Lancashire): from Middle English thorp(e) ‘village, hamlet, farmstead’ (Old Norse, Old English thorp ‘secondary settlement’). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in such a settlement, or habitational, for someone from any of several places called Thorp(e), which are most frequent in Yorkshire, the Midlands, and East Anglia. Compare Throop .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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