Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Bailey was born in 1867, in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States, her father, John Bailey, was 17 and her mother, Wilhelmina Steurer, was 17. She married George Handley on 13 June 1887, in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 13 November 1891, in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 24.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Lizzie Bailey in household of Wilhelmina Bailey, "United States Census, 1880"
- Lizzie R. Bailey, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985"
- Elizabeth Handley in entry for George Willard Handley and Elizabeth Jean Willigar, "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950"
Spouse and Children
1861–1939 Male
1867–1891 Female
Children (2)
1889–1961 Male
1890–1890 Female
Parents and Siblings
1850– Male
1850–1881 Female
Siblings (3)
1867–1891 Female
1870–1935 Female
1873–1920 Male
World Events (8)
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
Age 0
1868 · Impeach the President!
Age 1
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 8
Name Meaning
English: status name for a steward or official, from Middle English bailli ‘manager, administrator’ (Old French baillis, from Late Latin baiulivus, an adjectival derivative of baiulus ‘attendant, carrier, porter’).
English: habitational name from Bailey in Little Mitton, Lancashire, named with Old English beg ‘berry’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
English: occasionally a topographic name for someone who lived by the outer wall of a castle, from Middle English (Old French) bailli ‘outer courtyard of a castle’ (Old French bail(le) ‘enclosure’, a derivative of bailer ‘to enclose’). This term became a placename in its own right, denoting a district beside a fortification or wall, as in the case of the Old Bailey in London, which formed part of the early medieval outer wall of the city.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Elizabeth Bailey
She passed away when my grandfather was 2 years old.
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