Brief Life History of Orphan C.
When Orphan C. Farrar was born on 26 December 1821, in Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Nathan Farrar Sr, was 38 and her mother, Betsey Bartlett, was 33. She married Benjamin R. Smith on 29 May 1844, in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Farrar, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Orphan C Farrar, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Orphan C. Truman in entry for Benjamin R. Smith, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
– Male
1821– Female
Children (1)
1845– Female
Parents and Siblings
1783–1857 Male
1788–1861 Female
Siblings (11)
1810–1856 Female
1811–1889 Male
1813–1902 Male
1815–1816 Male
1816–1886 Female
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 4
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 9
1863
Age 42
Name Meaning
English (northern): occupational name for a blacksmith or worker in iron. From Middle English fer(r)o(u)r, fer(r)er, fa(r)ro(u)r ‘ironworker, blacksmith’ (Old French ferreor, from medieval Latin ferrator, an agent derivative of ferrare ‘to shoe horses’, from ferrum ‘iron’, in medieval Latin ‘horseshoe’). Compare Ferrier and Farrow .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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