Brief Life History of Elizabeth
Elizabeth Littler was born in 1769, in Orange, North Carolina, United States. She married Benjamin Ratliff about 1789. She died on 14 January 1862, in North Carolina, United States, at the age of 93.
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Family Time Line
Benjamin Ratliff
1775–
Elizabeth Littler
1769–1862
Marriage: about 1789
Sources (4)
- Ancestry.com Public Member Trees
- Hadley Genealogy, A, 3 Vols
- Littler family, The, 1217-2001, Allied Lines
Spouse and Children
1775– Male
1769–1862 Female
Marriage
about 1789Orange, North Carolina, United States
World Events (3)
1776
Age 7
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
Age 7
North Carolina is the 12th state.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 7
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Little Over in Cheshire, where the placename derives from Old English ofer ‘ridge (especially one with a flat top and convex shoulder)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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