Louisa Lyon

Brief Life History of Louisa

When Louisa Lyon was born in 1806, in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America, her father, Benjamin E. Lyon, was 27 and her mother, Mary Doty, was 20. She married David Maurice Fitzgerald on 23 October 1823, in Essex, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States in 1850. She died on 7 December 1857, in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 51.

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Family Time Line

David Maurice Fitzgerald
1800–1854
Louisa Lyon
1806–1857
Marriage: 23 October 1823
Edwin Fitzgerald
1828–
Lynsander Fitzgerald
1830–
Daniel P Fitzgerald
1836–1928
Frank Fitzgerald
1842–
Mary L Fitzgerald
1838–
Teressa Fitzgerald
1840–
Phebe E. Fitsgerald
1843–1870
David E. Fitzgerald
1850–

Sources (8)

  • Eliza Fitzgerald in household of David M Fitzgerald, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Louisa Lyon, "New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
  • Lovisa Lyon, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"

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World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1820

On January 28, 1820, the New Jersey Legislature incorporated the City of Jersey from parts of the Bergen Township. The city would be reincorporated two more times (January 23, 1829 and February 22, 1838) before receiving its official name. Jersey City became part of the new Hudson County in February of 1840.

Name Meaning

Scottish, English, and French: from the personal name Middle English Lyon, Old French Leon (from Latin leo ‘lion’, or the cognate Greek leōn; see Leon ). Compare Lyall .

Scottish and English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Lyons-la-Forêt in Eure, Normandy. It is unlikely to be from the better-known southern French city of Lyon (see 5 below).

English and French: nickname from Middle English lioun ‘lion’ (Old English, Latin leo), Old French leon, perhaps applied to a brave, fierce, or proud person, or one with a shaggy mane of hair. Compare Lion .

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

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