Brief Life History of Eleazer
When Eleazer King Sr was born on 11 October 1784, in Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John K. King, was 19 and his mother, Sarah Hawkins, was 19. He married Nancy Fowler on 27 May 1804, in Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1842 and Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. He died on 11 May 1854, in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Spring City Cemetery, Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Leazer King, "United States Census, 1850"
- Eleazear King, "United States Census, 1840"
- Legacy NFS Source: Eleazar King Sr. - birth-name: Eleazer King
Spouse and Children
1784–1854 Male
1788–1845 Female
Children (12)
1805–1899 Female
1807–1860 Female
1809–1855 Male
1811–1897 Male
1813–1839 Female
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1765–1855 Male
1765–1830 Female
Siblings (16)
1784–1854 Male
1786– Female
1787–1865 Female
1789– Male
1790–1850 Male
+11 More Children
World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 2
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Age 13
1803
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English king ‘king’ (Old English cyning, cyng), perhaps acquired by someone with kingly qualities or as a pageant name by someone who had acted the part of a king or had been chosen as the master of ceremonies or ‘king’ of an event such as a tournament, festival or folk ritual. In North America, the surname King has absorbed several European cognates and equivalents with the same meaning, for example German König (see Koenig ) and Küng, French Roy , Slovenian, Croatian, or Serbian Kralj , Polish Krol . It is also very common among African Americans. It is also found as an artificial Jewish surname.
English: occasionally from the Middle English personal name King, originally an Old English nickname from the vocabulary word cyning, cyng ‘king’.
Irish: adopted for a variety of names containing the syllable rí (which means ‘king’ in Irish).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Eleazer King Sr. and Nancy Fowler
Eleazer King Sr. & Nancy Fowler (1784 – 1854) (1788 - 1845) The small, sleepy village of Williamstown lies nestled in the green hills of Berkshire Co. in the northwest corner of Massachus …
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