Elizabeth Sumner

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Sumner was born on 22 May 1742, in Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, William Sumner, was 43 and her mother, Hannah Hunt, was 39. She married Joseph Taylor in January 1762, in New Hampshire, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 8 daughters. She lived in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States in 1742. She died on 15 March 1803, in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Cornish Center, Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Taylor
1730–1813
Elizabeth Sumner
1742–1803
Marriage: January 1762
Peter Taylor
1752–1824
Terzah Taylor
1763–1813
Elizabeth Taylor
1764–1841
Betsey Taylor
1767–
Mary Taylor
1767–1849
Hannah Taylor
1775–1841
Susan Taylor
1776–1804
Margaret Taylor
1782–1855
Eleanor Taylor
1785–1835

Sources (6)

  • Elizibeth Sumner, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Elisebeth Sumner, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
  • SUMNER, Gen. of the family

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World Events (4)

1776

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

1785

Founded

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for an official who was responsible for ensuring the appearance of witnesses in court, from Middle English som(p)nour(e) ‘summoner’ (Old French somoneor, semoneor).

History: William Sumner came to Dorchester, MA, from England c. 1635. His descendants include US Senator Charles Sumner, a major force in the struggle to end slavery, who was born in 1811 in Boston.

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

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