Brief Life History of Andrew
When Andrew Palmer was born on 20 August 1811, in Hollis, York, Maine, United States, his father, Andrew Palmer, was 44 and his mother, Sarah Hearl, was 42.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Andrew Palmer, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
Parents and Siblings
1767–1843 Male
1770–1844 Female
Siblings (4)
1803–1889 Female
1804–1886 Female
1806– Female
1811– Male
World Events (3)
1812
Age 1
1812 · War of 1812
Age 1
1820
Age 9
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English palmer(e) ‘palmer, pilgrim to the Holy Land’ (Anglo-Norman French palmer, Old French pa(l)mer, paum(i)er), so called from the palm branch carried by such pilgrims. The term was also used to denote an itinerant monk who traveled from shrine to shrine under a vow of poverty. This surname is also common in Ireland, where it has been recorded from the 13th century onward.
Irish: when not of English origin (see 1 above), a surname adopted for Gaelic Ó Maolfhoghmhair (see Milford ), the name of an ecclesiastical family.
Swedish (mainly Palmér): ornamental name formed with palm ‘palm tree’ + the suffix -ér (a derivative of Latin -erius) or -er (from German).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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