Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Hawxhurst was born in February 1817, in Queens, New York, United States, his father, Allen Hawkhurst, was 29 and his mother, Rebecca Cheshire, was 26. He married Lavina in 1846, in Queens, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died after 1900.
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Family Time Line
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- Legacy NFS Source: Edward Hawxhurst - Government record: birth: about 1817; Oyster Bay, Queens, New York, United States
Spouse and Children
1817–1900 Male
1831–1900 Female
Children (2)
1847–1910 Male
1859–1880 Female
Parents and Siblings
World Events (7)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 2
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 10
1846
Age 29
Name Meaning
Probably an altered form of Hawkhurst, an Englishhabitational name from Hawkhurst, a place in Kent, named from OldEnglish hafoc ‘hawk’ + hyrst ‘wooded hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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