Elisha Powell

20 December 1737–22 February 1824 (Age 86)
Westbury, Victory, Cayuga, New York, United States

The Life Summary of Elisha

When Elisha Powell was born on 20 December 1737, in Westbury, Victory, Cayuga, New York, United States, his father, Thomas Powell, was 44 and his mother, Abigail Hallock, was 32. He married Rachel Ham on 21 July 1766, in New York Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 22 February 1824, in Medway, New Baltimore, Greene, New York, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Greene, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elisha Powell
1737–1824
Rachel Ham
1749–1825
Marriage: 21 July 1766
Mary Powell
1767–1830
Thomas E Powell
1768–1840
Frederick Powell
1771–1842
Abigail Powell
1773–1809
Catherine Powell
1775–1859
Elisha E. Powell
1777–1847
Elizabeth Powell
1778–1857
John E Powell
1782–
Margaret Powell
1783–1856
Israel B. Powell
1785–1858
Samuel H. Powell
1787–1860
Henry B. Powell
1789–1789
Oliver Powell
1794–1866

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 July 1766New York Colony, British Colonial America
    • Children

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (6)

    1776
    Age 39
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1776
    Age 39
    New York is the 11th state.
    1783 · A Free America
    Age 46
    The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

    Name Meaning

    Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel ‘son of Hywel’, a personal name meaning ‘eminent’ (see Howell ).Irish: mainly of Welsh origin as in 1 above, but sometimes a surname adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Phóil ‘son of the servant of Saint Paul’ (see Guilfoyle ).English: variant of Paul or Poole .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Powel
    Howell
    Powles

    Sources (3)

    • Elisha Powell, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
    • Elisha Powell, "Find A Grave Index"

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