Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Stoddard was born on 23 August 1640, in North Hampton, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Anthony Stoddard Jr, was 36 and his mother, Mary Downing, was 25. He died on 26 August 1640, in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 0.
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- Benjamin Stoddard, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
Parents and Siblings
1604–1686 Male
1615–1647 Female
Siblings (3)
1640–1640 Male
1643–1729 Male
1645–1698 Male
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for someone who looked after a stud of horses, from Middle English and Older Scots stod(e), stud(e) ‘establishment where horses were bred’, ‘herd of stallions or mares’ + herd(e) ‘herdsman’.
English: variant of Stothard, an occupational name for a keeper of cattle or horses, from Middle English stot ‘steer, bullock’ or ‘horse’ + herd(e) ‘herdsman’. The name was probably confused with Stodeherd ‘keeper of stud-horses’ (see above).
History: The Stoddard family of Boston, MA, was introduced by Anthony Stoddard (1600–1686), who settled there in 1639. Solomon Stoddard (1643–1728/9) was a prominent Congregational clergyman in MA, the grandfather of Jonathan Edwards, and progenitor of many noted descendants.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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