Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Woodruff was born on 12 June 1805, in Machiasport, Washington, Maine, United States, her father, Jonathan Woodruff, was 41 and her mother, Anna Brown, was 35. She married Peter Mills Hammond on 29 June 1823, in Machiasport, Washington, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Alexander, Washington, Maine, United States in 1850 and Princeton, Washington, Massachusetts, United States in 1870. She died on 14 February 1887, in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 81.
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- Elizabeth Hammond in household of James P Hammond, "United States Census, 1870"
- Betsey Woodruff, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Betsey Woodruff, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1810
Historical Boundaries: 1810: Washington, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Washington, Maine, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English woderove ‘woodruff, sweet woodruff’ (Old English wudurofe), a sweet-scented plant. The leaves of the plant have a sweet smell and the surname may also have been a nickname for one who used it as a perfume, or perhaps an ironical nickname for a malodorous person. Alternatively, perhaps a topographic name for someone who lived at or near a place where woodruff grew. There may have been some confusion with Woodrow .
History: Two English families brought the name Woodruff to the American colonies: those of Matthew Woodruff and of John and Ann Woodruffe. The latter migrated to Lynn, MA, from Kent, and moved to Southampton, Long Island, NY, before 1640. John and Ann's many descendants were established in NJ, NC, and SC by 1790. The city of Woodruff, SC, is named for this family. The name is variously spelled Woodrove, Woodroffe, Woodruffe, Woodrough, and Woodruff in colonial records.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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