George Frederick Eyster Loy

Brief Life History of George Frederick Eyster

When George Frederick Eyster Loy was born on 2 June 1815, in Mechanicstown, Frederick, Maryland, United States, his father, Friedrich Loy, was 43 and his mother, Elizabeth M Eyster, was 21. He married Margaret Cusac on 18 December 1838, in Marion Township, Morgan, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Lincoln Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died on 27 March 1856, in Hancock, Ohio, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States.

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George Frederick Eyster Loy
1815–1856
Margaret Cusac
1818–1909
Marriage: 18 December 1838
Sarah Elizabeth Loy
1846–1915
Martin Augustus Loy
1847–1917
Melissa Jeanette Loy
1849–1921
Daniel Oscar Loy
1851–1913
Mary Ellen Loy
1853–1887

Sources (12)

  • George Lory, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Geo. Fredk. Eyster Loy, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
  • George C. Loy, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (5)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1821

History: Findlay derived its name from Colonel James Findlay, Commander of the second regiment in the War of 1812. It was first laid out in 1821 by Joseph Vance and Elnathan Cory. Wilson Vance gave the town of Findlay its name.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

German, Dutch, and French: from a shortened form of the medieval personal name Eloy, from Latin Eligius (see Eligio ), a Christian saint's name.

German: habitational name from Loy in Oldenburg.

Italian (Sardinia): variant of Loi .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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