Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Thomas was born in 1784, in Frederick, Maryland, United States, her father, Peter Thomas, was 27 and her mother, Margaret Russell, was 26. She married Phillip Boyer on 8 April 1806, in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Skelton Township, Warrick, Indiana, United States in 1850. She died after 1850.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Elizabeth Boyer in household of Abraham Boyer, "United States Census, 1850"
- Elizabeth Thomas, "Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940"
- Elisabeth Thomas, "Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995"
Spouse and Children
1779–1817 Male
1784–1850 Female
Children (8)
1806– Male
1807– Male
1809– Male
1810– Female
1811–1901 Male
+3 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1757–1804 Male
1758–1789 Female
Siblings (6)
1780– Female
1782–1861 Male
1783–1818 Female
1784–1850 Female
1786–1856 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 2
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 3
1803
Age 19
Name Meaning
English, French, Walloon, Breton, German, Dutch, Flemish, Danish, Greek, West Indian (mainly Haiti and Jamaica), and African (mainly Tanzania and Nigeria): from the personal name Thomas, of Biblical (New Testament) origin, from Aramaic t’ōm’a, a byname meaning ‘twin’. It was borne by one of the disciples of Christ, known for his scepticism about Christ's resurrection (John 20:24–29). The Th- spelling is organic, the initial letter of the name in the Greek New Testament being a theta. The English pronunciation as t rather than th- is the result of French influence from an early date. In Britain, the surname is widely distributed throughout the country, but especially common in Wales and Cornwall. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed many cognates from other languages (e.g. Assyrian/Chaldean or Arabic Toma and Tuma , Albanian Toma and Thoma , and Slavic surnames listed in 3 below), and their patronymics and other derivatives (e.g. Polish Tomaszewski and Slovenian Tomažič; see Tomazic ). In France, this surname is most common in the Vosges and Brittany. The name Thomas is also found among Christians in southern India (compare Machan , Mammen , and Oommen ), but since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames, the southern Indian name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Native American (e.g. Navajo): adoption of the English personal name Thomas (see 1 above) as a surname.
Germanized or Americanized form of Polish Tomas , Tomasz, and Tomaś, Sorbian Tomaš (see also 4 below), Croatian Tomaš and Tomas , Slovenian Tomaš and Tomaž, Czech and Slovak Tomáš, all meaning ‘Thomas’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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