Brief Life History of Jerusha
When Jerusha Waldron was born in June 1846, in New York, United States, her father, Daniel McCloud Waldron, was 35 and her mother, Susan Demund, was 35. She married Charles C Covert about 1863. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Lodi, Seneca, New York, United States for about 20 years and Lodi, Lodi, Seneca, New York, United States in 1900. She died in 1900, at the age of 54, and was buried in West Lodi Cemetery, Lodi, Seneca, New York, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Jerusha Covent in household of Chas C Covent, "United States Census, 1900"
- Waldren in entry for Delbert V Dunbar, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
- Jerusha Covert in household of Charles C Covert, "United States Census, 1870"
Spouse and Children
1841–1906 Male
1846–1900 Female
Children (3)
1864– Female
1874–1910 Female
1880–1940 Female
Parents and Siblings
1810–1880 Male
1811–1881 Female
Siblings (5)
1836– Male
1838– Female
1846–1900 Female
1846–1913 Female
1848–1929 Male
World Events (6)
1863
Age 17
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 17
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 29
Name Meaning
English and Irish (Mayo): from the Norman personal name Waleran, Galeran (ancient Germanic Walahram, Old French Galeran(t)), composed of the ancient Germanic elements walh ‘foreigner’ + hrafn ‘raven’. Compare Walraven . In Ireland, where it is common, this name was Gaelicized early as Mac Bhalronta, also later as Mac Bhaildrin and de Bhaldraithe.
English: habitational name from a place in Sussex named Waldron. The placename derives from Old English wald ‘woodland’ + ærn ‘building’.
History: This is the name of a prominent NH family, established there since the 17th century. Richard Walderne (born c. 1615) came to New England from Alchester, Warwickshire, England, c. 1640 and settled at Dover, NH.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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