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Personal data Elizabeth Paxton 

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Household of Elizabeth Paxton

She is married to Andrew Davidson.

They got married on December 11, 1814 at Dysart, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, she was 37 years old.Source 2

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Elizabeth Paxton

George Paxton
1698-????
Agnes Anderson
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Hugh Paxton
± 1730-1813

Elizabeth Paxton
1777-1859

1814

Andrew Davidson
± 1777-????


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    1. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1859 PAXTON, ELIZABETH (Statutory registers Deaths 426/ 3)
      PAXTON, ELIZABETH (Statutory registers Deaths 426/ 3)
      1859 Deaths in the District of Dysart in the County of Fife 1859.
      Davidson, Elizabeth
      Widow of a Barber
      1859 January Eleventh 5h.30m. A.M.
      High Street, Dysart
      F. 81 Years
      Parents: Hugh Paxton
      Linen Weaver (deceased)
      Margaret Paxton
      maiden name Richardson (deceased)
      COD: Natural decay
      Not certified
      Dysart Church Yard
      as certified by Hugh Paxton
      Undertaker
      Hugh Paxton
      Nephew, Kirkcaldy (Not present)
      Registered
      1859 January 12th, Dysart
      William Bonthron
      Registrar
    2. Scotland, Select Marriages, Ancestry.com, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com, 1814 Record for Andrew Davidson and Elizabeth Paxton Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
      Record for Andrew Davidson and Elizabeth Paxton
      Name: Elizabeth Paxton
      Gender: Female
      Marriage Date: 11 Dec 1814
      Marriage Place: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
      Spouse: Andrew Davidson
      FHL Film Number: 1040195
      / Ancestry.com
    3. Scotland. Select Births and Baptisms. Ancestry,com. 1564 -1950, Ancestry.com, 1777 Record for Elizabeth Paxton Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
      Record for Elizabeth Paxton
      Name: Elizabeth Paxton
      Gender: Female
      Birth Date: 18 Aug 1777
      Baptism Date: 24 Aug 1777
      Baptism Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
      Father: Hugh Paxton
      Mother: Margaret Richardson
      FHL Film Number: 1040186
    4. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1777 PAXTON, ELIZABETH (Old Parish Registers Births 442/ 30 224 Kirkcaldy)
      1777 PAXTON, ELIZABETH (Old Parish Registers Births 442/ 30 224 Kirkcaldy)
      1777 August 18th Elizabeth Lawful daughter of Hugh Paxton Weaver and Margaret Richardson his Spouse baptized the twenty fourth thereoff Witnesses Thomas Kay and John Roy, Merchants

    Historical events

    Birthday August 18, 1777

    • The temperature on August 18, 1777 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1777: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 3 » American General George Washington defeats British General Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
      • September 26 » American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia.
      • October 4 » American Revolutionary War: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under William Howe.
      • November 15 » American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.
      • December 18 » The United States celebrates its first Thanksgiving, marking the recent victory by the American rebels over British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga in October.
      • December 24 » Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook.

    Christening day August 24, 1777

    • The temperature on August 24, 1777 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1777: Source: Wikipedia
      • April 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut.
      • June 14 » The Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Act of 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States.
      • July 6 » American Revolutionary War: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York.
      • July 31 » The U.S. Second Continental Congress passes a resolution that the services of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette "be accepted, and that, in consideration of his zeal, illustrious family and connexions, he have the rank and commission of major-general of the United States."
      • October 22 » American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank.
      • November 29 » San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.

    Day of marriage December 11, 1814

    • The temperature on December 11, 1814 was about 4.0 °C. There was 110 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1814: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 14 » Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania.
      • February 10 » Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Champaubert ends in French victory over the Russians and the Prussians.
      • July 26 » The Swedish–Norwegian War begins.
      • August 14 » A cease fire agreement, called the Convention of Moss, ended the Swedish–Norwegian War.
      • October 10 » War of 1812: The United States Revenue Marine attempts to defend the cutter Eagle from the Royal Navy.
      • December 24 » Representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States sign the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812.

    Day of death January 11, 1859

    • The temperature on January 11, 1859 was about 5.0 °C. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
    • In the year 1859: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
      • February 14 » Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state.
      • March 3 » The two-day Great Slave Auction, the largest such auction in United States history, concludes.
      • April 4 » Bryant's Minstrels debut "Dixie" in New York City in the finale of a blackface minstrel show.
      • August 3 » The American Dental Association is founded in Niagara Falls, New York.
      • August 16 » The Grand Duchy of Tuscany formally deposes the exiled House of Lorraine.
      • November 24 » Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.
    

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