Elizabeth Jane Roach

15 January 1823–
Mercer, Kentucky, United States

The Life Summary of Elizabeth Jane

When Elizabeth Jane Roach was born on 15 January 1823, in Mercer, Kentucky, United States, her father, Joseph Branch Roach, was 26 and her mother, Frances Branch Woodson, was 19. She married Richard F Conner on 20 March 1844, in Mercer, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. She lived in Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Iowa, United States in 1870.

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Family Time Line

Richard F Conner
1822–
Elizabeth Jane Roach
1823–
Marriage: 20 March 1844
Sarah Frances Connor
1845–1919
Mary M. Connor
1848–
Elizabeth J. Connor
1850–
Cynthia Connor
1858–1937
Louise Connor
1858–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 March 1844Mercer, Kentucky, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (2)

    World Events (8)

    1825 · The Crimes Act
    Age 2
    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.
    1846
    Age 23
    Iowa is the 29th state.
    1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
    Age 34
    The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

    Name Meaning

    English:of Norman origin, from Old French and Middle English roche ‘rock, cliff, promontory’, sometimes a translation of Stone . The surname may have been topographic, denoting someone who lived on or by a prominent rock or rocky place, or a habitational name for someone who lived or came from a place so named, such as one of those called Roque or Roche(s) in Normandy and neighboring regions, or Roche in Cornwall, Roach Farm in Clyst Hydon (Devon), or Roch in Pembrokeshire (see Roch ).in Lancashire perhaps referring to the River Roch, which runs through Rochdale; the river name is probably a back-formation from Recedham, an early name for Rochdale recorded in 1086, derived from Old English reced ‘building, house, hall’ + hām ‘village, homestead’. Alternatively, the Lancashire name could be a shortened form of the now rare or extinct surname Rochdale alias Rachedale, Rachdall, a habitational name from Rochdale (Lancashire). From the 18th century onward the name is difficult to distinguish from Roch , borne by Irish migrants to South Lancashire, especially Liverpool.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Rock
    Roche
    Roache
    Stone

    Sources (11)

    • Elizabeth Taylor in entry for Cynthia van Arsdol, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
    • Jane Connor in household of Richard Connor, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Elizabeth Jane Roach, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

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