Brief Life History of Deborah
When Deborah Fort was born on 11 May 1763, in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Johannes Abrahamse Fort, was 46 and her mother, Rebecca Ostrander, was 34. She married Casparus Cornelius Westervelt on 30 January 1785, in Dutchess, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died in 1867, in New York, United States, at the age of 104.
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Sources (15)
- Annaatje Fort, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
- Debora Fort in entry for Johannis Westervelt, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
- Debora Fort in entry for Johannes Westervelt, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
Spouse and Children
1757–1821 Male
1763–1867 Female
Children (9)
1786–1873 Female
1787–1868 Female
1790–1837 Male
1791–1865 Male
1793–1827 Male
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1717–1786 Male
1728–1786 Female
Siblings (8)
1750–1822 Male
1752– Female
1756–1786 Male
1758– Female
1760– Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 13
1776
Age 13
1791
Age 28
Name Meaning
French, Walloon, English, and Catalan: nickname from Old French, Middle English, Catalan fort ‘strong, brave’ (from Latin fortis). Compare Lefort .
French: from Fort, a French form of the Latin personal name Fortis (from fortis ‘strong, brave’), chosen by early Christians as a symbol of moral strength and steadfastness, and borne by an obscure saint whose cult was popular during the Middle Ages in southern and southwestern France. Compare St. Fort .
French: habitational name from (Le) Fort, the name of several places in various parts of France, named with Old French fort ‘stronghold’ (from the adjective fort ‘strong’). Compare Lefort .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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