Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Reams was born on 23 July 1773, in Jack Swamp MM, Northampton, North Carolina, British Colonial America, her father, Jeremiah Reams, was 26 and her mother, Margaret Merrimoon, was 26. She married Jacob Ladd on 3 January 1795, in Jack Swamp MM, Northampton, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 14 September 1843, in Leesburg, Highland, Ohio, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Fairfield Quaker Cemetery, Leesburg, Highland, Ohio, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Reames - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Elizabeth Ladd
- Marriage and Family Records
- Elizabeth Reams Ladd, "Find A Grave Index"
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1774 · Edenton Tea Party
On October 25, 1774, the Edenton Tea Party took place. It was the first organized women's protest. They put their cups down and refused to buy any tea.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
English (Lincolnshire): of Norman origin, a habitational name from Rames in Seine-Maritime (France). This surname is rare in Britain. Compare Rheams .
Americanized form of German Riehm .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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