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