Elizabeth Elton

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Elton was born about 1813, in Evesbatch, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Elton, was 37 and her mother, Ann Meyrick, was 32. She married Richard Woodyatt on 3 December 1835, in Castle Frome, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. She died after 31 May 1860, in United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Woodyatt
1815–1859
Elizabeth Elton
1813–1860
Marriage: 3 December 1835
Mary Ann Woodyatt
1835–1919
Caroline Woodyatt
1837–
Richard Woodyatt
1838–
William Henry Woodyatt
1842–1915
Charles Dawson Woodyatt
1847–1910
George Thomas Woodyatt
1848–1907
John Edwin Woodyatt
1850–1922
Richard August Woodyatt
1853–1927
Albert Converse Woodyatt
1858–1936

Sources (16)

  • Elizabeth Woodget, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Betty, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Betty Elton, "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898"

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World Events (8)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1829

Historical Boundaries: 1829: Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States 1836: Ogle, Illinois, United States 1839: Lee, Illinois, United States

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of several places called Elton (Berkshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Durham, Herefordshire, Huntingdonshire, Lancashire, and Nottinghamshire). The Eltons in Chesire, Derbyshire, and Durham are from Old English ǣl ‘eel’ + tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’. Elton in Berkshire is from the Old English female personal name Æthelflǣd (composed of the elements æthel ‘noble’ + flǣd ‘beauty’). Both Elton in Herefordshire and in Nottinghamshire are from the Old English personal name Ella + tūn. The Berkshire origin for the surname is especially well represented.

Norwegian: habitational name from a farm name in eastern Norway, in Old Norse Elgjartún ‘enclosed sacred place’ (or fenced in for elg ‘moose’?).

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

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