Edward Arden Wilcox

Male10 December 1841–9 January 1917

Brief Life History of Edward Arden

When Edward Arden Wilcox was born on 10 December 1841, in Onondaga, New York, United States, his father, Thomas Wilcox, was 35 and his mother, Eliza Hall, was 33. He lived in Onondaga, Onondaga, New York, United States in 1850 and Pulaski, Jackson, Michigan, United States in 1860. He died on 9 January 1917, in Matteson, Branch, Michigan, United States, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Wilcox
1806–
Eliza Hall
1808–
Rachel Wilcox
1830–1888
Daniel A. Wilcox
1835–
Albert Wilcox
1840–1922
Edward Arden Wilcox
1841–1917
Thomas Coridan Wilcox
1844–1907
Cordelia Elizabeth Wilcox
1845–1932

Sources (2)

  • Edward Wilcox in household of Thomas Wilcox, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Edward Wilcox in household of Thomas Wilcox, "United States Census, 1860"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (6)

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World Events (8)

1846

Age 5

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

1847 · Moving the State Capital

Age 6

The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.

1863

Age 22

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Flintshire): variant of Wilcock , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is based on the pronunciation.

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

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