Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Gerrish was born about 1690, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Joseph Gerrish, was 41 and her mother, Anna Waldron, was 39. She married Ames Cheever on 6 September 1716, in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 14 February 1726, in Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 37.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Anna Gerrish - Published information: birth-name: Anna Gerrish
- Anne Gerrish, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Anna in entry for Ruth Cheever, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
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Name Meaning
English (southwestern): nickname for an unpredictable, wayward person, from Middle English gerysshe ‘wild, changeable’.
Americanized form of German Gerisch 1 or 2, and of Sorbian Geriš and Gěriš or their Germanized form Gerisch 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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