Jerusha Bray

October 1792–5 November 1875 (Age 83)
Nelson, Kentucky, United States

The Life Summary of Jerusha

When Jerusha Bray was born in October 1792, in Nelson, Kentucky, United States, her father, Peter Bray, was 25 and her mother, Sarah Jerusha Atherton, was 27. She married Stephen Golding in 1811, in Hamilton, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Jennings Township, Fayette, Indiana, United States in 1850. She died on 5 November 1875, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Stephen Golding
1788–1858
Jerusha Bray
1792–1875
Marriage: 1811
Eliza Golding
1812–1888
Sarah Golding
1813–1887
Mary Ann Golding
1816–1855
Aaron Golding
1821–1892
John A Golding
1821–1861
Robert Jackson Golding
1824–1883
Peter Golding
1828–1901
Jonathan Emerson Golding
1831–1875

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1811Hamilton, Ohio, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
    Age 2
    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
    1796 · Wilderness Road Opens to Wagons
    Age 4
    In 1796, the Wilderness Road opened up for wagon use. The route was used by colonial and early settlers to reach Kentucky from the East. It started in Virginia, and went southward to Tennessee and then went north to Kentucky. The main danger of this route was Native American attacks.
    1816
    Age 24
    Indiana is the 19th state.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from any of the places in Berkshire and Devon. The former is probably named with Old French bray ‘marsh’, the latter from the Cornish element bre ‘hill’.English: perhaps a topographic name from northern Middle English bra ‘steep (river) bank’ or ‘brow of a hill’, denoting someone who lived at such a place.English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of several places in Normandy or Picardy called Bray (Eure, Calvados, Aisne, Somme); see 6.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Dubray
    Braye
    Brais

    Sources (18)

    • Jerusha Golding in household of Stephen Golding, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Jerusha in entry for Robert Golding, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
    • Jerusha in entry for Jonathan E. Golding, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"

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