Brief Life History of Harriett O
When Harriett O Washburn was born in August 1853, in Macomb, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, her father, Perry Stevens Washburn, was 31 and her mother, Percy Smith, was 29. She married Frederick Gilbert Sterling on 1 January 1872, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She died on 29 April 1913, in Macomb, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in St. Lawrence, New York, United States.
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Sources (17)
- Harriett O Sterling in household of Fred G Sterling, "New York State Census, 1905"
- Harriet Washburn in entry for Alfred L. Henry and Flora L. Sterling, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Harriett O Sterling, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
Spouse and Children
1849–1934 Male
1853–1913 Female
Children (7)
1874–1936 Female
1876–1906 Female
1880–1903 Female
1880–1947 Male
1884–1981 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1822–1911 Male
1825–1873 Female
Siblings (9)
1843–1863 Male
1844–1921 Female
1847–1874 Female
1851–1879 Female
1853–1913 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1863
Age 10
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 10
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 17
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Great and Little Washbourne (Gloucestershire), or Washbourne in Halwell (Devon). The Gloucestershire placename derives from Old English wæsse (genitive wæssan) ‘wet place, swamp, marsh’ + burna ‘spring, stream’. The Devon placename derives from Old English wæsce ‘place for washing’ + burna.
History: John Washburn came to MA in 1626 and settled in Duxbury, MA, in 1632.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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