Reverend Elisha Loomis

Brief Life History of Elisha

When Reverend Elisha Loomis was born on 11 December 1799, in Middlesex, Middlesex, Yates, New York, United States, his father, Nathan Loomis, was 37 and his mother, Dorcas Pratt, was 31. He married Maria Theresa Sartwell in 1819, in Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 27 August 1836, in Rushville, Potter, Yates, New York, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in French Cemetery, Rushville, Potter, Yates, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Reverend Elisha Loomis
1799–1836
Maria Theresa Sartwell
1796–1862
Marriage: 1819
Levi Sartwell Loomis
1820–1892
Amanda Loomis
1821–1903
Albert Seward Loomis
1825–1904
Jeremiah Evarts Loomis
1828–1905
John Howard Loomis
1832–

Sources (12)

  • Elisha F Loomis, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
  • Elisha Loomis, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Elisha Loomis, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

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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