Born in Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Daughter of Christian Meyer
and Elizabeth (Kauffman) Meyer
Sister of
Maria Kauffman Meyer, John Meyer Sr., Christian Meyer, Andreas Kauffman Meyer, Michael Meyer, Martin Meyer, Henry Meyer and Abraham Meyer
Wife of
Christian Rathfon
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Johannes George Rathfon and Eva (Rathvon) Conrad
Died
at about age 83
in Lower Windsor, York, Pennsylvania
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jan 2013
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Biography
Elizabeth Meyer, daughter of Christian Meyer and Elizabeth Kauffman, was born on 24 Sep 1743, and married Christian Radfan.[1]
Research Notes
Lancaster County Deed RR-148 dated 3 May 1793 : Recites that Christian Rathvon of Dauphin County and Elizabeth his wife, and Christian Rathvon (the younger) of Windsor Twp, York and Elizabeth his wife sold to George Williams of Windsor Twp a two eighths share of four islands (the Isles of Promise) in the Susquehanna River opposite "Conesohala", and also the dower right of Judith Meyer, widow of John Meyer the elder (dec'd).
Sources
- ↑ Fretz, Abraham James. "A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Christian and Hans Meyer and Other Pioneers: Together with Historical and Biographical Sketches, Illustrated with Eighty-seven Portraits and Other Illustrations". Harleysville, Pennsylvania: News Printing House, 1896. (Available online at Google Books.) pp.6663
See also :
- The Mighty Oak Home Page - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~quick/
- https://familysearch.org/tree/person/MZ74-HX2/details
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Richard Ludwig for creating WikiTree profile Meyer-2415 through the import of Richard Ludwig's Family.ged on Jan 18, 2013.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
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~0.78%
Michael Lee
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Allen Danley :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Stephen Oliver :
MyHeritage DNA, yourDNAportal STE86224560
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~0.39%
Deborrah (Webster) Schutt :
23andMe
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Eric Myers
Meyer-8906 and Meyer-2415 appear to represent the same person because: Both have the same parents listed, as well as siblings. There is a slight spelling variation and one includes the mother's maiden name.
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Rejected matches › Elizabeth (Meyer) Biedenharn (1876-abt.1950) › Elizabeth (Myers) Rothrock (1751-1827) › Elizabeth Ann (Myers) Pittman (1866-1959)
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