Brief Life History of Deborah
When Deborah Osgood was born about 1728, in South Carolina, British Colonial America, her father, Josiah Osgood Sr., was 41 and her mother, Mary Way, was 39. She died before December 1753, in her hometown.
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World Events (2)
1733 · Colonists Arrive in Charleston
On January 13, 1733, James Oglethorpe and around 130 colonists arrive in Charleston. Even though they land here, they are to go down to Georgia and establish it as a colony.
1739 · Stono Rebellion
The Stono Rebellion on September 9, 1739, is a slave revolt led by Angolan slave Jemmy. They end up killing around 30 white people. This is one of three revolts that happen in 1739, that led to more regulation over the Blacks
Name Meaning
English (southern): from the late Old English personal name Ōsgod, Ōsgot, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Ásgautr, Asgot, from áss ‘god’ + Gautr a Continental tribal name.
Jewish: adoption of the name in 1 above in place of some similar (like-sounding) Ashkenazic surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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