Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Lively was born on 19 October 1783, in Amherst, Virginia, United States, her father, James Still Lively, was 34 and her mother, Jane Richeson, was 30. She married James Masisaneaw Hill Jr. on 31 January 1801, in Amherst, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in Smith, Temple, Bell, Texas, United States in 1850. She died in 1857, in Starrville, Smith, Texas, United States, at the age of 74.
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- Elizabeth Hill in household of James Hill, "United States Census, 1850"
- Elizabeth Lively, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Elizabeth Lively in entry for James Hill, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
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Children (18)
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World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1788 · Becomes the 10th state
On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
English: nickname, probably from Middle English lif-holy ‘righteous, devout, saintly’. Also potentially from Middle English lifli ‘active, energetic, vigorous’, although no medieval bearers of such a name have been found.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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