Brief Life History of James
When James Loomis was born on 20 May 1793, in New York, United States, his father, Nathan 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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- James Loomis, "United States Census, 1870"
- James Loomis, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
- James Loomis, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
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
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
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 inLancashire, recorded in the Middle Ages as Lumhalghs, andapparently named with the Old English elements lumm ‘pool’ +halh ‘nook, recess’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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