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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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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