Elizabeth Rider

Femaleabout 1824–

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

Elizabeth Rider was born about 1824, in Greenville, Greene, New York, United States as the daughter of Nathaniel Rider and Elizabeth Preston. She married Lewis Thorne about 1845, in Greene, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Durham, Greene, New York, United States for about 10 years.

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Family Time Line

Lewis Thorne
1823–
Elizabeth Rider
1824–
Marriage: about 1845
A E Rider Thorne
1849–
Emily Thorne
1863–
Alice Elizabeth Thorne
1863–1948

Sources (4)

  • Elizabeth Thorn in household of Lewis Thorn, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Elizabeth Ryder in entry for Alice E Lipscomb, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
  • Elizabeth Thorn in household of Lewis Thorn, "New York State Census, 1865"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1845Greene, New York, United States

    • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1825 · The Crimes Act

    Age 1

    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.

    1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

    Age 3

    During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

    1863

    Age 39

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

    Name Meaning

    English: occupational name from Middle English ridere ‘horseman’, perhaps with a specific application such as ‘forest ranger’, ‘horseman who guards crops’, or ‘mounted warrior, knight’. Compare Knight .

    English: habitational name from Ryther, near Selby (Yorkshire), probably from Old English ryther ‘clearing’.

    English: topographic name from Middle English ridere ‘dweller at a clearing’ (see Reeder ) or ‘dweller by a small stream’, depending on which sense of Middle English ride the surname is derived from. These topographic senses of Rider are limited to the southern counties of England (especially Surrey, Sussex, and Hampshire), where topographic names in -er and the Middle English words ride ‘clearing’ and rithe ‘small stream’ are mainly found. See also Reed .

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

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