Brief Life History of Eliza Elizabeth
When Eliza Elizabeth DeForest was born on 24 October 1852, in Sanilac Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States, her father, Lyman DeForest, was 25 and her mother, Martha Jane Craig, was 19. She married Arthur William Maxwell on 24 September 1869, in Washington Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 17 February 1936, in Central Lake, Central Lake Township, Antrim, Michigan, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Southern Cemetery, Central Lake Township, Antrim, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (48)
- Eliza Deforest in household of Luther Deforest, "United States Census, 1860"
- Elija Deforest, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Eliza E Maxwell, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
Spouse and Children
1849–1927 Male
1852–1936 Female
Children (8)
1871–1936 Female
1872–1928 Female
1875–1883 Male
1879–1962 Female
1881–1966 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1827–1895 Male
1833–1909 Female
Siblings (8)
1852–1936 Female
1854– Female
1856– Female
1857–1945 Male
1861–1905 Male
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World Events (8)
1854 · Creation of the Republican Party
Age 2
1863
Age 11
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 23
Name Meaning
French: variant, with fused preposition de ‘from’, of the habitational or topographic name Forest . This surname is very rare in France. Compare Deforrest , Defrees , and Defreest .
History: Isaac Deforest from Leyden in the Netherlands married Sara Dutrieux in New Amsterdam in New Netherland (now New York City, NY) in 1641. He was of French origin; his father was from Avesnes in Pas-de-Calais, France. Among Isaac's descendants various altered forms of the surname are found, which are in most cases the same as unrelated names of Dutch origin (see Defrees and De Fries ). However, descendants of one of his sons, Philip, also bear a distinctive altered form of the surname, Defreest .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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