Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Stockbridge was born on 31 March 1759, in Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States, her father, John Stockbridge, was 42 and her mother, Sarah Shaw, was 39. She married Josiah Allen Jr about 1780, in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 19 February 1850, in Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Elizabeth Allen, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Eliza in entry for Shadrach Allen, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
- Allen, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1758–1838 Male
1759–1850 Female
Children (6)
1781–1854 Male
1783–1849 Female
1784– Female
1786–1852 Male
1788–1864 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1717–1782 Male
1720–1784 Female
Siblings (7)
1745–1825 Male
1753–1785 Male
1754–1824 Female
1755–1768 Female
1757–1757 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 17
1776
Age 17
1783 · A Free America
Age 24
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places so called, including Stockbridge (Hampshire), Stockbridge in Chichester (Sussex), Stockbridge in Bentley (Yorkshire), Stock Bridge in Brantingham (East Yorkshire), and Stockbridge in Chiseldon (Wiltshire), all named with Old English stocc ‘tree trunk, stump’ or stoccen ‘made of logs’ + brycg ‘bridge’.
History: John Stockbridge emigrated from England c. 1635 and settled in Scituate, MA. He had many prominent descendants.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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