Elizabeth Barbee

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Barbee was born in 1782, in Virginia, United States, her father, Joseph Barbee, was 39 and her mother, Elizabeth Lawrence, was 17. She married Lewis Arnold Riddle Sr. on 22 February 1803, in Caroline, Virginia, United States. She died on 25 February 1856, in Bath, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Riddle Cemetery, Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lewis Arnold Riddle Sr.
1739–1851
Elizabeth Barbee
1782–1856
Marriage: 22 February 1803

Sources (12)

  • Elizabeth Riddle in household of Lewis Riddle, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Elisabeth Barbe, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
  • Elizabeth Barbie Riddle, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

1788 · Becomes the 10th state

On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state. 

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Barby .

English (of French Huguenot origin): Anglicized form of French Barbé (see Barbe ).

Americanized form of French Barbier and possibly also of Barbé (compare 2 above).

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

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