Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Holly was born on 23 December 1765, in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, John Holly, was 30 and her mother, Elizabeth King, was 24. She married William Fitch on 12 October 1781, in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, and was buried in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
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- Elizabeth Holly, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Elizabeth Holly Fitch, "Find A Grave Index"
- Elizabeth in entry for Betsey Fitch, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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1775
Post office est. July 26, 1775
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
Irish: part-translation of Gaelic Mac Cuilinn (see McCullen ), and in Ulster sometimes a variant of McQuillan 3, an Anglicized form of Mac Cuilinn.
English: variant of Holley .
Americanized form of Czech or Slovak Holý (see Holy ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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