Brief Life History of William Elsworth
When William Elsworth Mayhew was born on 22 February 1861, in Lower Township, Cape May, New Jersey, United States, his father, Elam Mayhew, was 46 and his mother, Hannah Ackley, was 45. He married Christiana W Trimnell on 6 September 1885, in Plainville, Franklin Township, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Woodbury, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States in 1935 and Clayton, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States in 1940. He died on 24 April 1949, in Atlantic City, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Siloam Cemetery, Vineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States.
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Sources (15)
- William Mayhew, "New Jersey State Census, 1915"
- <Mayhew>, "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
- William E Mayhew in entry for William Elmer Mayhew, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1861–1949 Male
1867–1962 Female
Children (8)
1886–1963 Male
1887–1956 Female
1889–1971 Male
1891–1891 Female
1894–1915 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1815–1884 Male
1815–1893 Female
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1843–1864 Male
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1847– Female
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World Events (8)
1863
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Name Meaning
English (East Anglia): from the French and Middle English personal name Maheu (Old French Mahieu), a common Norman form of Matthew . Its common Middle English pet form was Maw, by syncope of the medial -he-; see under Maw 1. See also May and Mahy .
Americanized form of French Mailloux .
History: Thomas Mayhew (1593–1682) came to Medford, MA, from Tisbury, Wiltshire, England, c. 1632, and subsequently moved to Watertown, MA. In 1642 he established a settlement on Martha's Vineyard, with his son Thomas, who was the first English missionary to the Indians of New England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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