Elizabeth Maran Sharp (1780–) • FamilySearch

Elizabeth Maran Sharp

6 September 1780–
Liberton, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Life of Elizabeth Maran

When Elizabeth Maran Sharp was born on 6 September 1780, in Liberton, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, James Sharp, was 39 and her mother, Janet Smith, was 37. She married Joseph William Butrick about 1795, in North Milford, Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Joseph William Butrick

1779–1883

Elizabeth Maran Sharp

1780–

Marriage: about 1795

Joseph Butrick Jr.

1797–1883

Chauncy Herman Butrick

1824–

Asa Buttrick

1799–1870

Mary Ann Buttrick

1803–1880

Jared Butrick

1805–1873

Willis Butrick

1809–1877

Maria Buttrick

1811–

Enos Butrick

1812–1883

Laura Butrick

1812–1859

Elizabeth BUTRICK

1819–1820

Phoebe Jane Butrick

1827–1888

Spouse and Children

Joseph William Butrick

Male1779–1883Male

Elizabeth Maran Sharp

Female1780–Female

MARRIAGE
about 1795
North Milford, Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

children

(11)

Joseph Butrick Jr.

Male1797–1883Male

Asa Buttrick

Male1799–1870Male

Mary Ann Buttrick

Female1803–1880Female

Jared Butrick

Male1805–1873Male

Willis Butrick

Male1809–1877Male

+6 More Children

Parents and Siblings

James Sharp

Male1740–1788Male

Janet Smith

Female1743–Female

siblings

(12)

Female1764–Female

Male1767–1812Male

Male1769–1771Male

Female1771–Female

Female1773–1775Female

+7 More Children

World Events (7)

1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.

Age 22

In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.

1811 · The Tron Riot

Age 31

The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.

1815

Age 35

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

Sharp

Elizabeth

Maran

1 English: nickname from Middle English scharp ‘keen’, ‘active’, ‘quick’.2 Irish (County Donegal): Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Ó Géaráin‘descendant of Géarán’, a byname from a diminutive of géar ‘sharp’.3 Americanized form of any of several European names with similar meaning, for example German Scharf .

Possible Related Names

Scharf

Sharpe

Sharps

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