Lieutenant Samuel Torrey

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Lieutenant Samuel Torrey was born on 11 February 1706, in Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Torrey I, was 32 and his mother, Mary Symmes, was 29. He married Abigail Snowden on 17 November 1726, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 16 September 1745, in Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 39, and was buried in Louisbourg, Acadia, New France.

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Family Time Line

Lieutenant Samuel Torrey
1706–1745
Abigail Snowden
1707–1737
Marriage: 17 November 1726
Mary Torrey
1722–before 1729
Abigail Torrey
1727–1778
Mary Torrey
before 1729–1812
Samuel Torrey
1731–1790
David Torrey
1732–
Sarah Torrey
1733–
Ann Torrey
1735–1809

Sources (44)

  • Samuel Torrey, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Samll. Torrey, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
  • Samll. Torrey, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"

Name Meaning

English: variant of Tory . This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.

Scottish (Argyll): variant of Torrie . This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.

History: A Josiah Torrey was in Boston before 1680. John Torrey (1796–1873) was a botanist and teacher born in NY who catalogued many North American plants.

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

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