Elizabeth Hayes

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Hayes was born on 30 May 1706, in Dover MM, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States, her father, John Hayes, was 45 and her mother, Mary Horne, was 37. She married John Ambrose on 6 March 1729, in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1749, in Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 43.

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Family Time Line

John Ambrose
1707–1768
Elizabeth Hayes
1706–1749
Marriage: 6 March 1729
Benjamin Ambrose
1729–
Robert Timothy Ambrose
1732–1816
Mary Ambros
1736–
Sarah Ambrose
1739–
Nathaniel Ambrose
1741–1801
Billy Ambros
1743–
Abigail Ambrose
1748–

Sources (25)

  • Elisabeth Hayes, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Elisabeth in entry for Benjamin Ambros, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Elisabeth Hayes, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"

Name Meaning

Irish (Cork): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAodha ‘descendant of Aodh’, a personal name meaning ‘fire’. Compare McCoy . In some cases especially in County Wexford, the surname is of English origin (see below), having been taken to Ireland by the Normans.

English: variant of Hay , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

English: topographic name from the plural form of Middle English hay(e), heye, heghe ‘enclosure’ (see Hay ), sometimes used as a collective noun for a farm, especially in Devon, where it is a frequent minor placename. Compare Hain .

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

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