Anna Eliza Keyser

1 June 1812–28 March 1861 (Age 48)
Schoharie, New York, United States

The Life Summary of Anna Eliza

When Anna Eliza Keyser was born on 1 June 1812, in Schoharie, New York, United States, her father, Johann Philip Keyser, was 34 and her mother, Maria Sarah Schaeffer, was 35. She married Josiah Woodhull on 4 November 1829, in London, Ontario, Canada West, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 28 March 1861, in Ontario, Canada, at the age of 48, and was buried in Kilworth, Middlesex Centre, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Josiah Woodhull
1803–1873
Anna Eliza Keyser
1812–1861
Marriage: 4 November 1829
Sarah Catherine Woodhull
1831–1900
Anna Elizabeth Woodhull
1834–1894
Hannah Marie Woodhull
1837–1885
Clementine Woodhull
1839–1915
Margaret Woodhull
1841–1878
Robert Woodhull
1843–1843
Lydia Jane Woodhull
1844–
Electa Minerva Woodhull
1846–
Lucinda F Woodhull
1849–1929
Charles Byron Woodhull
1852–1922
John Wesley Woodhull
1856–1933

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 November 1829London, Ontario, Canada West, British Colonial America
    • Children

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (5)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 7
    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. 
    1820 · Making States Equal
    Age 8
    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
    1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
    Age 15
    During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

    Name Meaning

    German: variant of Kaiser ; compare Keiser .Dutch: variant, mostly Americanized (or archaic) and Flemish, of Keijser, from Middle Dutch keyser ‘emperor’ (from the Latin imperial title Caesar). See also Kaiser , compare De Keyser , Kezar , and Kezer .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Kyzer
    Kezar
    Keizer
    Kyzar
    Keyzer
    Keiser
    Kaiser
    De Keyser
    Kysar
    Kiser
    Keysor
    Kayser
    Kizer
    Kezer

    Sources (8)

    • Ann Eliza in entry for William F See and Margt Woodhul, "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
    • Ann Eliza Keyser in entry for John Wesley Woodhull, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
    • Ann Eliza Kiser, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"

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