Eleanor Lewellen Briscoe

Brief Life History of Eleanor Lewellen

When Eleanor Lewellen Briscoe was born on 1 April 1786, in Nelson, Kentucky, United States, her father, Parmenas Briscoe, was 36 and her mother, Nancy Anna "Ann" Briscoe, was 26. She married Absalom Froman on 15 April 1806, in Nelson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 5 November 1847, in Bullitt, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Bullitt, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Absalom Froman
1775–1843
Eleanor Lewellen Briscoe
1786–1847
Marriage: 15 April 1806
Nancy Froman
1807–1881
Wesley Perry Froman
1815–1887
Jeremiah V Froman
1818–1903
Jacob P Froman
1826–1895

Sources (15)

  • Elenor Briscoe, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Nelly Froman, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Absalom Froman Bullitt Co Ky settlement 7 Mar 1850 book D page2 268-269

World Events (8)

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

1792 · Becomes the 15th State

On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

English (northern): habitational name from any of various places so named, including Briscoe in Hutton Mulgrave and Briscoe in Romaldkirk (both North Yorkshire), Brisco Rigg in Stainburn (Yorkshire), or Brisco in Saint Cuthbert Without and Briscoe in Saint John Beckermet (both Cumberland). Briscoe in Saint John Beckermet is named with Old Norse Bretaskógr ‘wood of the Britons’ (see Brett ). Brisco in Cumberland and Briscoe in North Yorkshire are named with Old Norse birki ‘birch’ + skógr ‘wood’.

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

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