Brief Life History of Eliza A.
When Eliza A. Shuey was born on 10 August 1844, in East Hanover Township, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Amos Shuey, was 28 and her mother, Anna Maria Boeshore, was 26. She married Wilhelm Dotter about 1866, in East Hanover Township, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Union Township, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920. She died on 20 December 1933, at the age of 89, and was buried in Walmers Church, Union Township, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Eliza A Dutter in household of William S Dutter, "United States Census, 1900"
- Eliza Shuey, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Eliza A Shuey, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of French Jouy (or its variant Jouis): habitational name from Jouy, a placename derived from Latin Gaudiacum ‘estate of Gaudius’, from the personal name Gaudius + the locative suffix -acum. The surname was brought to North America from Germany, and the initial J- was altered to Sh- according to German pronunciation.
History: This surname, which was brought to PA from Germany in the middle of the 18th century, is listed along with its original forms Jouis and Jouy in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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