Aurilla Washburn

Brief Life History of Aurilla

When Aurilla Washburn was born on 6 January 1817, in New York, United States, her father, Rufus Washburn, was 26 and her mother, Aurillia Stevens, was 16. She married Chauncey Day in 1838. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Lysander, Onondaga, New York, United States in 1880 and De Peyster, St. Lawrence, New York, United States in 1900. She died on 27 December 1907, in St. Lawrence, New York, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Woodworth Cemetery, Ruby Corner, Macomb, St. Lawrence, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Chauncey Day
1816–1905
Aurilla Washburn
1817–1907
Marriage: 1838
Marietta P Day
1839–1918
Cynthia E Day
1843–1907
Arvilla Adelia Day
1844–1930
Celynda Day
1846–1927
Angeline Day
1851–1937
Oliver Chauncey Day
1853–1931
Albert Linden Day
1859–1937

Sources (9)

  • Orrilla Day in household of Chancy Day, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Aurilla A. Washburn Day, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Arvilla Washburn Day in entry for Mrs Marietta Mills Woodworth, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

World Events (8)

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. 

1820

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Great and Little Washbourne (Gloucestershire), or Washbourne in Halwell (Devon). The Gloucestershire placename derives from Old English wæsse (genitive wæssan) ‘wet place, swamp, marsh’ + burna ‘spring, stream’. The Devon placename derives from Old English wæsce ‘place for washing’ + burna.

History: John Washburn came to MA in 1626 and settled in Duxbury, MA, in 1632.

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

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Story Highlight

Aurilla A. Washburn Day

Birth: Jan. 6, 1817 Death: Dec. 27, 1907 Daughter of Rufus and Orilla Stevens Washburn. Gouverneur Free Press Jan 1, 1908 Mrs. Orilla Day The funeral of Mrs. Orilla Day, whose death occurred Friday …

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