Brief Life History of James Alexander
When James Alexander Aaron was born on 9 September 1822, in Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, George Aaron, was 21 and his mother, Margaret Ruffner, was 22. He married Mary Catherine Margaret O'Neil on 9 November 1847. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Delaware Township, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States in 1900 and Wyandotte, Kansas, United States in 1910. He died on 22 January 1913, in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States.
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Sources (6)
- James Aaron, "United States Census, 1910"
- James Alexander Aaron, "Find A Grave Index"
- James A Aron, "United States Census, 1870"
Spouse and Children
1822–1913 Male
1829–1925 Female
Children (10)
1848–1903 Male
1850–1922 Female
1853–1932 Male
1854–1890 Female
1857–1928 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1801–1882 Male
1799–1900 Female
Siblings (13)
1822–1913 Male
1825– Male
1826–1911 Male
1827– Male
1828–1905 Male
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 3
1839
Age 17
1846
Age 24
Name Meaning
Jewish, English, Welsh, West Indian, Guyanese, and African (mainly Nigeria): from the Biblical Hebrew personal name Aharon (which was Latinized as Aaron), borne by the first high priest of the Israelites, the brother of Moses (Exodus 4:14). Like Moses, it is probably of Egyptian origin, with a meaning no longer recoverable. In England and Wales, the name comes from the occasional adoption of Aaron as a Christian personal name. In south Wales, for example, where fixed surnames developed much later than in England, it was coined independently as a surname in the 17th–19th centuries, reflecting the enthusiasm for Old Testament personal names among Nonconformists.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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