Brief Life History of Michael
When Michael Sills was born on 2 March 1800, in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Joseph Henry Sills, was 31 and his mother, Catherine, was 25. He married Margaret Meyers on 25 December 1823, in Clark, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Harrison Township, Blackford, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Indiana, United States in 1870. He died on 20 July 1871, in Wells, Indiana, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Wells, Indiana, United States.
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- Michael Sills, "United States Census, 1860"
- Michael Sills, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Michael Sills, "Find A Grave Index"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
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: variant of Sill , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
German: patronymic from Sill .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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