Brief Life History of Elisha
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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Sources (45)
- Elishua Hathaway, "United States Census, 1860"
- Elisha Hathaway, "Find A Grave Index"
- Elisha Benson in entry for Lorenzo E Hathaway, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
Spouse and Children
1814–1864 Male
1813–1886 Female
Children (11)
1837–1859 Female
1839–1840 Male
1840–1911 Female
1842–1877 Female
1844–1863 Female
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1781–1864 Male
1783–1851 Female
Siblings (8)
1810–1856 Female
1811–1890 Female
1813–1890 Male
1814–1864 Male
1817–1843 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (7)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 5
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 6
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 16
Name Meaning
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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