Elizabeth Fox

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Fox was born on 14 February 1824, in Center, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Fox, was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Resh, was 32. She married Ellis Askey on 1 November 1844, in Centre, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Stephenson, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died on 6 June 1892, in Ridott, Stephenson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Ridott Center Cemetery, Township of Ridott, Stephenson, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ellis Askey
1816–1900
Elizabeth Fox
1824–1892
Marriage: 1 November 1844
Elizabeth F Askey
1845–1934
Mary Askey
1853–1920
John Thomas Askey
1847–1923
Nelson Askey
1850–1851
Francis Marian Askey
1850–1934
Orpha Jane Askey
1854–1855
John Albert Askey
1858–1933
Ellis Askey
1860–

Sources (19)

  • Eliza Asky in household of Ellis Asky, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Eliza Fox Askey, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Elizabeth Fox in entry for J T Askey, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1837

Historical Boundaries: 1837: Stephenson, Illinois, United States

1846

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

Name Meaning

English: nickname from a word denoting the animal (Middle English, Old English fox), widely used to denote a sly or cunning individual. It was also used for someone with red hair. In England this surname absorbed some early examples of surnames derived from the ancient Germanic personal names mentioned at Faulks and Foulks .

Irish: part translation of Gaelic Mac an tSionnaigh ‘son of the fox’ (see Tinney ).

Irish: also adopted for Ó Catharnaigh, see Kearney .

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

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