Clarissa Risley

Brief Life History of Clarissa

When Clarissa Risley was born about 1794, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, Captain George Risley Sr., was 32 and her mother, Jerusha Phelps, was 30. She died about 1794, at the age of 2.

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Family Time Line

Captain George Risley Sr.
1763–1846
Jerusha Phelps
1765–1818
George Risley
1787–1877
Abigail "Nabby" Risley
1790–1827
Clarissa Risley
1794–1794
Rev John Edward Risley
1802–1889
Susan Risley
1797–1857
Ann Hurlbert Risley
1797–1834
Timothy Risley
1804–1817

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    World Events (1)

    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Risley in Winwick (Lancashire), Risley (Derbyshire), Riseley (Bedfordshire), or Riseley Farm in Swallowfield (Berkshire). The placenames derive from Old English hrīs ‘brushwood’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

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

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