Jeremiah Van Buskirk

Brief Life History of Jeremiah

When Jeremiah Van Buskirk was born in 1824, in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, Charles VanBuskirk, was 49 and his mother, Garritje Harriet Vroom, was 42. He married Elizabeth Lucy Merry on 20 January 1852, in Bear River East, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 24 December 1903, in Bear River, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 79, and was buried in Bear River, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Jeremiah Van Buskirk
1824–1903
Elizabeth Lucy Merry
1826–1910
Marriage: 20 January 1852
Charles deBlois VanBuskirk
1854–1929
Susanna Inglis VanBuskirk
1856–1931
Christopher Benson VanBuskirk
1858–1862
George Ellsworth VanBuskirk
1861–
John VanBuskirk
1863–
William Richard VanBuskirk
1866–1928
Frank VanBuskirk
1869–1872

Sources (24)

  • Jeremiah Buskirk, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Jeremiah, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
  • Jeremiah V Buskirk in entry for Frank Buskirk, "Canada, Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877"

World Events (1)

1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.

Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.

Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.

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

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