Elizabeth Lehman

Femaleabout 1756–15 July 1854

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Elizabeth Lehman was born about 1756, in Frederick, Maryland, United States. She died on 15 July 1854, at the age of 99.

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    World Events (3)

    1776

    Age 20

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776

    Age 20

    Maryland is the 7th state.

    1776 · The Declaration to the King

    Age 20

    """At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German Lehmann . Compare Layman , Leaman , Leeman , and Leman .

    Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Lehmann .

    History: This (see 1 above) is the name of a Swiss Mennonite family, originating in the Emmental in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, from where many of its bearers moved in the early 18th century to the Palatinate in Germany, Alsace in France, and (finally) to PA in the US. Its original Swiss German form is Lehmann. Among the American Mennonites it is also established in the altered forms Layman and Leaman.

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

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