Brief Life History of Merab
When Merab Botsford was born in 1783, in Jordan, Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States, her father, Ephraim Botsford Jr., was 33 and her mother, Merab Doud, was 29. She married Morris Bishop about 1803, in Jordan, Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 4 April 1839, in Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Merab Bishop, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999"
- Merab Botsford Bishop, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1773–1827 Male
1783–1839 Female
Children (11)
1797–1852 Male
1802– Female
1804– Male
1806– Male
1808– Male
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1750–1821 Male
1754–1800 Female
Siblings (14)
1773–1848 Female
1774–1785 Male
1776–1815 Female
1776– Male
1780–1856 Male
+9 More Children
World Events (8)
1783 · A Free America
Age 0
1787 · Second State to Ratify U.S. Constitution
Age 4
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 17
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from either of two places, in Lincolnshire and Leicestershire, named Bottesford, from Old English botl ‘building’ + ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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