Elizabeth McKittrick

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth McKittrick was born in July 1859, in Richmond Township, Lennox, Upper Canada, British North America, her father, James McKittrick, was 38 and her mother, Elizabeth Biggers, was 37. She married George A Mancur on 26 June 1879, in Selby, Greater Napanee, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Riverdale, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States in 1885 and Grant Township, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States in 1900. She died on 31 October 1922, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

George A Mancur
1856–1905
Elizabeth McKittrick
1859–1922
Marriage: 26 June 1879
Alice Edith Mancur
1880–1968
James Wright Alred Mancur
1883–1965
Mary Sophia Elizabeth Mancur
1888–1962
Francis G Mancur
1894–1911

Sources (17)

  • Lizzie Mancure, "Nebraska State Census, 1885"
  • Elizabeth Mckitterick, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
  • Elizabeth McKittrick Mancur, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1862 · The Homestead Act

The Homestead Act of 1862 gave each citizen 160 acres of land. The qualified applicants were required to build a home and cultivate the land for five years.  

1863

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

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Shitrig, a patronymic from a Gaelic form of the Old Norse personal name Sigtryggr, which is composed of the elements sigr ‘victory’ + tryggr ‘true’.

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

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