Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Dyer was born on 30 August 1766, in Hubbardton, Rutland, Vermont, United States, her father, Henry Dyer II, was 49 and her mother, Sarah Ridley, was 46. She married Ezekiel Churchill in 1786. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 25 October 1843, in Alexander, Alexander, Genesee, New York, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Attica, Attica, Wyoming, New York, United States.
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- Elizabeth Dyer Churchill, "Find A Grave Index"
- Eliz Churchill in entry for Harriet C. Daniells, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a dyer of cloth, from Middle English deier, degher ‘dyer’ (Old English dēag ‘dye’; the verb is a back-formation from the agent noun). Compare Dexter . The name is typical of southern England. In the Midlands Dexter is the more common equivalent and in northern England Lister .
Irish (Sligo and Antrim): variant of Dwyer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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