Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Cauby was born on 7 October 1793, in North Carolina, United States, her father, Josephus Cauby, was 24 and her mother, Mary Cobbs, was 25. She married Rev. John Biddlecome in 1820, in Logan, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 9 June 1863, in Virginia, Cass, Illinois, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Cauby Cemetery, Sangamon Valley Township, Cass, Illinois, United States.
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- Elizabeth Bedlecome in household of John Bedlecome, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Cauby - Published information: birth-name: Elizabeth Corby/Cauby
- Elizabeth Cawby in entry for Daniel Biddlecome, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
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World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow ""rock"" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the ""rock"" was a gold nugget.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): probably a habitational name from Caenby in Lincolnshire, named with the Old Norse personal name Kafni + bȳ ‘farmstead’. However, it may also be a shortened form of a habitational name from Cross Canonby (Cumbria) or Carnaby (East Yorkshire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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