Brief Life History of Harriet Elizabeth
When Harriet Elizabeth Newberry was born in 1849, in Gilmer, Georgia, United States, her father, James Earl Newberry, was 29 and her mother, Mary Jane Willis, was 28. She married Jonathan Davis Fricks on 22 June 1866, in Gilmer, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in District 844, Fannin, Georgia, United States in 1880. She died on 25 May 1926, in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Murphy, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.
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Sources (26)
- Elizabeth H Newberry in household of Jesse E Newberry, "United States Census, 1860"
- Harriett Fritz in entry for Francis Fritz and Martha Cornwell, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Harriett Newberry in entry for Elizabeth Dockery, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
Spouse and Children
1840–1906 Male
1849–1926 Female
Children (10)
1869–1897 Male
1872–1959 Female
1875–1952 Female
1876–1919 Male
1877–1926 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1820– Male
1822– Female
Siblings (5)
1843– Female
1849–1926 Female
1857–1944 Male
1863–1949 Female
1868–1946 Female
World Events (8)
1853 · First State Fair
Age 4
1854
Age 5
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the many places called Newbury, named with the Old English elements nēowe ‘new’ + burh ‘fortress, fortified town’ (see Newbury ).
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Le Neubourg in Eure, France.
History: Thomas Newberry emigrated from Devon, England, to Dorchester, MA, in 1634. Among his descendants were a number of very successful manufacturers and entrepreneurs, including the brothers Oliver (1789–1860) and Walter (1804–68) Newberry, whose prosperity was linked with the growth and development of Chicago.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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