Daily AncestorEliza
Eliza was a common nickname for Elizabeth in American records of the 1700s and 1800s.
Eliza began as a short form of Elizabeth but was a popular name of its own in the 1800s. A Vita Brevis guide from American Ancestors lists it among the forms of Elizabeth to search.
A gravestone or a family Bible may say Eliza while a will or a deed says Elizabeth. Search indexes under both forms so you do not miss her.
As seen in a recordTown marriage register, 1813; her baptism gives her name as Elizabeth
Seth Judkins and Eliza Tibbals, both of this town, married 18 Nov. 1813
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