Eliza Ann Estey

Brief Life History of Eliza Ann

When Eliza Ann Estey was born on 15 June 1837, in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Oliver Estey, was 40 and her mother, Lucy Whitney, was 32. She married Alden Adams on 23 January 1868, in Dudley, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1870 and Westminster, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1900. She died on 28 February 1920, in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alden Adams
1838–1915
Eliza Ann Estey
1837–1920
Marriage: 23 January 1868
Addie Estey Adams
1869–1949
Frank Aldin Adams
1871–1970

Sources (26)

  • Liza M Adams in household of Alden Adams, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Eliza Ann Estey, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Eliza Ann Esty, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"

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World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name from Middle English est + hawe ‘east enclosure’ (Old English ēast + haga), denoting a dweller ‘at the east enclosure’, or from a lost minor place so named. This surname is now rare in Britain.

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

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