Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Bright was born on 10 March 1799, in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Jacob Brecht, was 44 and her mother, Maria Eve Rose, was 42. She married John Markle on 11 October 1821, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Unity Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. She died on 5 August 1837, in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Harmony Cemetery, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Elizabeth Bright Markle, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Markle & Elizabeth Bright family Bible transcription lists 6 children Clarinda Penny, & Eveline, Wm, Geo, Mary, & Emma Markle
Spouse and Children
1785–1868 Male
1799–1837 Female
Children (5)
1822–1843 Female
1824–1826 Male
1827–1888 Male
1829–1908 Female
1834–1917 Female
Parents and Siblings
1754–1815 Male
1756–1826 Female
Siblings (11)
1780–1825 Male
1783–1833 Male
1785–1810 Female
1787– Female
1790–1863 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 1
1803
Age 4
1812
Age 13
Name Meaning
English: usually a nickname from Middle English bright ‘bright, good-looking, fresh-faced’ (Old English beorht ‘bright, shining’).
English: perhaps occasionally from an unrecorded Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Briht, Beorht, from a short form of any of several Old English personal names of which beorht was the first element, such as Beorhtrīc ‘bright’ + ‘powerful’. Compare Bert .
Americanized form of German Brecht .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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