Elizabeth Mansur

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Mansur was born on 1 January 1738, in Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, John Mansur II, was 32 and her mother, Hannah Lovejoy, was 28. She married Major Samuel Bodwell on 28 September 1758, in Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died from about 1777 to 1790.

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Family Time Line

Major Samuel Bodwell
1730–1793
Elizabeth Mansur
1738–1790
Marriage: 28 September 1758
Samuel Bodwell Jr
1759–1830
Hannah Bodwell
1760–1835
Rhoda Bodwell
1762–1830
Frederick Bodwell
1763–1773
Dorcas Bodwell
1765–1810
Jesse Bodwell
1768–1811
Frederick Bodwell
1773–1774
Elizabeth Bodwell
1777–

Sources (5)

  • Elizebath Mansur, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
  • Elizabeth Mansur, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Elizebath Mansur, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Aamer, Ahsan, Aly, Amera, Arzu, Ashfaque, Baber, Faruq, Hala, Hamed, Haris, Hossein.

Arabic: from a personal name based on the Arabic word manṣūr ‘victorious, triumphant’ which is also part of compound names such as Manṣūr-ud-Dīn ‘victorious in religion’. This surname is found among both Muslims and Christians. Compare Mansoor , Mansor , Mansour , and Manzur 1.

History: Al-Manṣūr Abu-Jaʿfar (c. 712–75) was the second of the Abbasid caliphs. He built the city of Baghdad in 762 and is considered the real founder of the Abbasid caliphate.

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

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