Elizabeth M. Bull

Brief Life History of Elizabeth M.

Elizabeth M. Bull was born in August 1837, in New York, United States. She married Charles Lee Nearing on 28 April 1897, in Kenoza Lake, Delaware, Sullivan, New York, United States. She lived in Cochecton, Sullivan, New York, United States for about 10 years.

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Charles Lee Nearing
1824–1910
Elizabeth M. Bull
1837–
Marriage: 28 April 1897

Sources (3)

  • Eliza M Nearing in household of Charles Nearing, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth M. Bull - Published information: birth-name: Elizabeth M. Bull
  • Eliza M Nearing in household of Charles L Nearing, "United States Census, 1910"

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World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a strong, aggressive, bull-like man, from Middle English bule, bole. Occasionally, the name may denote a keeper of a bull (compare Bulman ), or possibly someone who lived at a building distinguished by the sign of a bull.

German (mainly northern): from Middle Low German bulle ‘bull’, used as a nickname for a cattle breeder, keeper, or dealer. Compare South German Ochs .

South German: nickname for a short fat man, a variant of Bolle , or a nickname for a man with the physical characteristics of a bull.

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

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