Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Diehl was born on 9 July 1810, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Philip Diehl Sr, was 44 and her mother, Elizabeth Mowery, was 39. She married Peter Snook in 1829, in Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Bridgeton Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Decatur Township, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 11 March 1880, in Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Lawver's United Methodist Cemetery, Decatur, Decatur Township, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Elizabeth Snook, "United States Census, 1860"
- Unknown, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Elizabeth Snook, "Find A Grave Index"
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Children (8)
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1822
Oldest Grave seen in the Memorials List.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
German: from the personal name Diel, Tiel, from Thilo, a pet form of a personal name beginning with the ancient Germanic element theud ‘people, tribe’, as for example Dietrich . This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and the Netherlands. Compare Deal , Deel , and Diel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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