Elizabeth Rogers was born about 1818, in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. She married Thomas Gilleris on 17 June 1838, in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.
English (of Norman origin): variant of Roger , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí (see Rorie ).
History: Thomas Rogers (c. 1587–1621), born in London, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He died during the first winter at Plymouth Colony, but his son Joseph survived and married, and was later joined in MA by his brother John. This name was subsequently brought to North America independently by many different bearers.
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