Elizabeth Green

24 October 1675–
Haverhill, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Green was born on 24 October 1675, in Haverhill, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Peter Green, was 31 and her mother, Elizabeth Durston, was 30. She married Robert Lovell in 1695, in Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America in 1675.

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Family Time Line

Robert Lovell
1675–
Elizabeth Green
1675–
Marriage: 1695
Agnes Lovell
1698–

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(1)

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(3)

Name Meaning

(1997: 131873;2007: 304479; 2010: 430182)English: either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or was young or immature, or who had played the part of the ‘Green Man’ in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a village green (Middle English grene, a transferred use of the color term). This is one of the most common and widespread of English surnames. In North America it has assimilated cognates from other languages, notably German Grün (see Gruen ) and Dutch Groen ; compare 7 below. This surname is also very common among African Americans.English: alternatively, from a Middle English personal name Grene.

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

Possible Related Names

Greenman
Greening
Gruen
Greene

Sources (8)

  • Elizabeth in entry for Elizabeth Lovell, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Elizabeth in entry for Ann Lovel, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
  • Elizabeth Green, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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