James Loomis

20 May 1793–11 April 1871 (Age 77)
New York, United States

The Life of James

When James Loomis was born on 20 May 1793, in New York, United States, his father, Nathaniel Loomis, was 30 and his mother, Dorcas Pratt, was 24. He married Sarah Williams on 13 May 1819, in Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Washtenaw, Michigan, United States in 1860 and Michigan, United States in 1870. He died on 11 April 1871, in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Washtenaw, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Loomis
1793–1871
Sarah Williams
1796–1868
Marriage: 13 May 1819
Maria Sartwell Loomis
1820–1900
Joseph Loomis
1822–1847
Cornelia Loomis
1824–1833
Elisha Loomis
1826–1909
Minerva Loomis
1827–1905
Maria Sartwell Loomis
1829–
Nathan Loomis
1831–1849
Sarah Loomis
1831–1896
Dorcas Cornelia Loomis
1834–1899
Mary Amanda Loomis
1835–1836
Benjamin Dwight Loomis
1837–1906
Capt. James Brackett Loomis
1839–1911

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
13 May 1819
Michigan, United States
children

(12)

    Maria Sartwell Loomis

    Female1820–1900Female

    Joseph Loomis

    Male1822–1847Male

    Cornelia Loomis

    Female1824–1833Female

    Elisha Loomis

    Male1826–1909Male

    Minerva Loomis

    Female1827–1905Female

+7 More Children

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(13)

+8 More Children

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

Age 1

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York

Age 4

Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
1819 · Panic! of 1819

Age 26

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a lost place near Bury in Lancashire, recorded in the Middle Ages as Lumhalghs, and apparently named with the Old English elements lumm ‘pool’ + halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’.

LOAD TEST -- Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • James Loomis, "United States Census, 1870"
  • James Loomis, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Jas Loomis, "United States Census, 1850"

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