Brief Life History of Elizabeth Maran
When Elizabeth Maran Sharp was born on 6 September 1780, in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, James Sharp, was 39 and her mother, Janet Smith, was 37. She married Joseph William Butrick Sr 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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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Sharp -
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Sharp -
Spouse and Children
1779–1883 Male
1780– Female
Children (11)
1797–1883 Male
1799–1870 Male
1803–1880 Female
1805–1873 Male
1809–1877 Male
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1740–1788 Male
1743– Female
Siblings (12)
1764– Female
1767–1812 Male
1769–1771 Male
1771– Female
1773–1775 Female
+7 More Children
World Events (7)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 22
1811 · The Tron Riot
Age 31
1815
Age 35
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English sharp(e) ‘sharp, quick, smart, acute, keen-witted’ (Old English scearp).
Irish: when not the English or Scots name in 1 above, an Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Ó Géaráin ‘descendant of Géarán’, a personal name based on a diminutive of géar ‘sharp’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Scharf ‘sharp-cutting’ or of any of several other European names with similar meaning.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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