James Loomis

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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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
Captain James Brackett Loomis
1839–1911

Sources (15)

  • James Loomis, "United States Census, 1870"
  • James Loomis, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
  • James Loomis, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"

World Events (8)

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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