Jerusha
Cornish
Born in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jabez Cornish I
and Sarah (Whiting) Cornish
Sister of
Dorothy Cornish [half], Elizabeth (Cornish) Ensign [half], Martha (Cornish) Beard [half], Jabez Cornish II [half], Sarah (Cornish) Sloan [half], Amaziah Cornish [half] and Elijah Cornish [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Mar 2015
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Biography
Jerusha \j(e)-ru-sha\ as a girl's name is pronounced je-ROO-shah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jerusha is "married, a possession". Biblical: the wife of King Uzziah. Used by the Puritans and revived somewhat in the 19th century
Sources
- “Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77N-3VV : 11 February 2018), Jerusha Cornish, 22 Nov 1770; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
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