Brief Life History of Chester Covel
When Chester Covel Buck was born on 31 March 1836, in Oneida, Madison, New York, United States, his father, Chester Buck, was 41 and his mother, Sarah Briggs, was 38. He married Mary White Toan on 19 July 1857, in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He lived in Center Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States in 1870 and Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States in 1880. He died on 18 February 1897, in LaPorte, Indiana, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Chester Buck in household of Chester Buck, "United States Census, 1870"
- Chester C Buck in entry for Charles H Buck and Unknown, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- C C Buck, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1836–1897 Male
1835–1891 Female
Children (5)
1858–1937 Male
1859–1860 Male
1862–1933 Male
1863–1922 Male
1865–1912 Male
Parents and Siblings
1794–1872 Male
1797–1876 Female
Siblings (7)
1817– Female
1824–1866 Female
1827–1900 Female
1828–1913 Female
1830–1916 Female
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World Events (8)
1837
Age 1
1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy
Age 5
1854 · Creation of the Republican Party
Age 18
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English buc(ke) ‘male goat’ (Old English bucca) or a ‘male deer’ (Old English bucc). The goat was popularly associated with lecherous behaviour and the deer with timidity and speed. The surname may also be a shortened form of longer occupational names, for example Roger le Bucmanger' ‘dealer in bucks or venison’, (Warwickshire 1221) or Walter Bucswayn perhaps ‘goatherd’ (Somerset 1327).
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a prominent beech tree, such as Peter atte Buk (Suffolk 1327), from Middle English buk ‘beech’ (from Old English bōc).
German and Dutch (Limburg): from a personal name, a short form of Burkhard (see Burkhart ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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