When Elizabeth Horsley Noel was born on 14 April 1817, in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, her father, Thompson Banberry Noel, was 49 and her mother, Nancy Ann Reams, was 46. She married Lineus Grandison Drake on 7 March 1832, in Albemarle, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in Perry, Alabama, United States for about 10 years. She died on 15 December 1899, in Marion, Perry, Alabama, United States, at the age of 82.
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With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Historical Boundaries: 1819: Perry, Alabama, United States
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Pierre, Normand, Antoine, Jacques, Alphonse, Leonce, Lucien, Marcel, Damien, Emile, Francois.
French and Walloon (Noël); English: from the Old French personal name Noël, Middle English Noel, from Old French no(u)el ‘Christmas’ (from Latin natalis (dies) ‘birthday’), used for someone born during the Christmas period. Alternatively, a nickname for someone who had some special connection with the Christmas season, such as owing the particular feudal duty of providing a yule-log to the lord of the manor, or having given a memorable performance as the Lord of Misrule. This surname is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium. Compare Christmas and Newell .
English: sometimes a post-medieval variant of Knowle and Knoll (see Knowles ). The loss of /k/ before /n/ is known in everyday speech by the 17th century and may have been earlier.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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