Brief Life History of Marie Elvina
When Marie Elvina Burleigh was born on 26 June 1836, in Grand Coteau, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, her father, James Burleigh Sr, was 28 and her mother, Adelaide Boudreaux, was 28. She married John Chapman Mills on 3 November 1875, in Grand Coteau, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in St. Landry, Louisiana, United States in 1850 and Ward Two, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States in 1910. She died on 8 September 1929, in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Grand Coteau, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Elvina Mills in household of W G Mills, "United States Census, 1910"
- Marie Evelina Burleigh, "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934"
- Elvina Burleigh, "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"
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World Events (7)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Louisiana Is Readmitted Into the Union
Louisiana was readmitted into the Union.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Burley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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