Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Scaife was born in 1797, in Chester, South Carolina, United States, her father, William Scaife, was 22 and her mother, Margaret Terry, was 20. She married George Washington Foote about 1818. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died in June 1870, in San Augustine, Texas, United States, at the age of 73.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Elizabeth Foote, "United States Census, 1850"
- U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880
- Ancestry Family Trees
Spouse and Children
1785–1847 Male
1797–1870 Female
Children (5)
1819–1860 Male
1821–1901 Male
1823–1902 Male
1829–1869 Male
1834–1913 Female
Parents and Siblings
1776–1839 Male
1777–1811 Female
Siblings (8)
1795–1827 Male
1797–1870 Female
1799–1837 Male
1800–1868 Female
1802–1865 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 3
1803
Age 6
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 22
Name Meaning
English (northern; Yorkshire): nickname from the northern English dialect word scafe ‘crooked, awry, awkward, wild’ (Old Norse skeifr).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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