Elizabeth Williams

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Williams was born about 1703, in New Hampshire, British Colonial America, her father, John Williams, was 40 and her mother, Ruth, was 37. She married Benjamin Badger on 18 June 1726, in Dover, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 1 July 1729, at the age of 27.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Badger
1700–1757
Elizabeth Williams
1703–1729
Marriage: 18 June 1726
Susanna Badger
1727–1799
Elizabeth Badger
1727–
Benjamin Badger
1729–

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  • Elizabeth Williams, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

Name Meaning

English: variant of William , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America, this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages, such as Dutch Willems . Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.

History: This surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.

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

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