When Elisha Hathaway was born in 1814, in Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont, United States, his father, David Hathaway, was 33 and his mother, Sylvia "Lydia" Benson, was 31. He married Dorcas Benson in December 1836, in Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 16 July 1864, in Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Prosper Cemetery, Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont, United States.
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English:
from the Middle English personal name Hatewi (Old English Heathuwīg), or from ancient Germanic Hathuwic, Hadewic, all ‘war’ + ‘war, battle’.
topographic name for someone who lived at or near a road across a heath, from Middle English he(a)th ‘heath’ + wei(e) ‘way’ (Old English hǣth + weg).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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