Brief Life History of Elizabeth
Elizabeth Blue was born on 1 May 1808, in Fayette, Ohio, United States as the daughter of John J Blue and Virginia. She married John W. Yates on 4 September 1828, in Deer Creek Township, Pickaway, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 17 November 1884, in Deer Creek Township, Pickaway, Ohio, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Springlawn Cemetery, Williamsport, Pickaway, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Elizabeth Yates in household of William Yates, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Blue - Government record: birth: 1 May 1808; Ross, Ohio, United States
- Elizabeth Blue, "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958"
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Children (11)
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World Events (8)
1810 · Change of capital city
Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic MacGhilleghuirm ‘son of the blue lad’.
English: variant of Blew 2.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Blau ‘blue’ and of the French cognate Bleu. Compare Blew .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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