Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Middleton was born on 21 August 1748, in Chester le Street, Durham, England, her father, Robert Middleton, was 45 and her mother, Frances Coxon, was 31. She married Richard Reed Hodgson on 2 December 1770, in Chester le Street, Durham, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1782, in Durham, England, at the age of 34.
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Sources (10)
- Elizabeth Middleton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
- Elizabeth Hodgson in entry for Mary Hodgson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1748–1837 Male
1748–1782 Female
Children (6)
1772–1813 Female
1774–1849 Male
1775– Female
1776–1820 Male
1777–1841 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1702–1757 Male
1717– Female
Siblings (5)
1738–1751 Female
1740– Female
1743– Female
1748–1782 Female
1751– Male
World Events (4)
1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Age 4
1754 · Seven Years' War
Age 6
1770 · Boston Tea Party
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places so called. In over thirty instances from many different areas, the name is from Old English midel ‘middle’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’. However, Middleton on the Hill near Leominster in Herefordshire appears in Domesday Book as Miceltune, the first element clearly being Old English micel ‘large’, ‘great’ (see Middlebrook ). Middleton Baggot and Middleton Priors in Shropshire have early spellings that suggest gem̄thhyll (from gem̄th ‘confluence’ + hyll ‘hill’) + tūn as the origin. This surname is also found in Scotland and Ireland.
History: A Scottish family of this name derives it from lands at Middleto(u)n near Kincardine. The Scottish physician Peter Middleton practiced in New York City after 1752 and was one of the founders of the medical school at King's College (now Columbia University) in 1767. One of the earliest of the Charleston, SC, Middleton family of prominent legislators was Arthur Middleton, born in Charleston in 1681. The name has also been established in Ireland since at least the 13th century; its presence was reinforced by settlers in the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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