Elizabeth Ann Fitz Randolph

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Ann

When Elizabeth Ann Fitz Randolph was born on 7 October 1816, in Milo, Yates, New York, United States, her father, William FitzRandolph, was 25 and her mother, Millicent Adams, was 22. She married Gilbert Marshall on 9 January 1833, in Ossian, Ossian, Livingston, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Sabula, Jackson, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Independence, Buchanan, Iowa, United States in 1885. She died on 25 July 1908, in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, at the age of 91.

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Family Time Line

Gilbert Marshall
1811–1845
Elizabeth Ann Fitz Randolph
1816–1908
Marriage: 9 January 1833
Randolph Marshall
1834–1850
Elizabeth Ann Marshall
1837–
Gilbert H Marshall
1840–
Seneca S Marshall
1845–

Sources (21)

  • Elizabeth M. Griswold in household of John C. Griswold, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Elizabeth A Randolph, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
  • Betsy Ann Griswold, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

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. 

1836

Historical Boundaries: 1836: Dubuque, Michigan Territory, United States 1836: Dubuque, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1837: Jackson, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1838: Jackson, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Jackson, Iowa, United States

1843

Historical Boundaries: 1843: Keokuk, Iowa Territory, United States 1843: Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Polk, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Polk, Iowa, United States [Spreads into Polk and Warren counties]

Name Meaning

English: from Anglo-Norman French fi(t)z ‘son’ (from Latin filius), used originally to distinguish a son from a father bearing the same personal name and then conventionalized as a hereditary surname, or short for a surname of which fiz ‘son’ was the first element, for example Fitzhenry and Fitzroy .

Altered form of English Fitch .

German: from a vernacular pet form of the personal name Vinzenz (see Vincent ) or Vitus (see Vito , compare Veit ). Compare also Fietz .

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

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