Elizabeth Keyser

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Keyser was born on 9 August 1728, in Frederick, Maryland, United States, her father, Dirck Keyser, was 26 and her mother, Alitje Neuss, was 26. She had at least 4 sons and 4 daughters with Andrew Wood. She died on 5 February 1812, in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Wood
1726–1812
Elizabeth Keyser
1728–1812
George B. Wood
1753–1832
Michael Wood
1755–1801
Mary Wood
1757–1819
Andreas Wood
1760–1850
Elizabeth Wood
1762–1846
John Wood
1765–1812
Hannah Wood
1767–
Ann Elizabeth Wood
1772–1832

Sources (7)

  • Elisabeth Kayserin, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
  • Elizabeth Wood, "Pennsylvania, Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"
  • Elisabeth Kayser, "Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976"

World Events (5)

1748

Historical Boundaries 1748: Frederick, Maryland Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Frederick, Maryland, United States

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

Maryland is the 7th state.

Name Meaning

German: variant of Kaiser ; compare Keiser .

Dutch: variant, mostly Americanized (or archaic) and Flemish, of Keijser, from Middle Dutch keyser ‘emperor’ (from the Latin imperial title Caesar). See also Kaiser , compare De Keyser , Kezar , and Kezer .

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

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