Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Comer was born on 6 June 1766, in Orange, North Carolina, British Colonial America, her father, Joseph Comer, was 30 and her mother, Elizabeth "Bettie" Garretson Hussey, was 29. She married Joseph Smith on 27 September 1804, in Cane Creek MM, Union, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 30 March 1854, in Liberty Township, Henry, Indiana, United States, at the age of 87.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Elizabeth Smith in household of Stephen Smith, "United States Census, 1850"
- 1761-1776 birth dates/places of Joseph and Elizabeth Hussey Comer/Comber's children in Cane Creek MM, Alamance, North Carolina.
- Elizabeth in entry for Stephen Smith, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1766–1820 Male
1766–1854 Female
Children (1)
1806–1879 Male
Parents and Siblings
1736–1779 Male
1736–1779 Female
Siblings (8)
1759– Male
1761–1822 Female
1763–1851 Female
1766–1854 Female
1768–1854 Female
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World Events (8)
1767 · Tryon Palace
Age 1
1776
Age 10
1789
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English combere, an agent derivative of Old English camb ‘comb’, referring perhaps to a maker or seller of combs, or to someone who used them to prepare wool or flax for spinning. This was an alternative process to carding, and caused the wool fibers to lie more or less parallel to one another, so that the cloth produced had a hard, smooth finish without a nap.
Probably an Americanized form of German or Dutch Kommer or Kammer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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