Erastus S. Cone

23 March 1798–14 April 1869 (Age 71)
Westminster, Windham, Vermont, United States

The Life Summary of Erastus S.

When Erastus S. Cone was born on 23 March 1798, in Westminster, Windham, Vermont, United States, his father, John Cone, was 27 and his mother, Rebecca Sage, was 22. He married Nancy T. Thomas on 16 July 1820. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He died on 14 April 1869, in Milan Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Rice Cemetery, Cone, Monroe, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Erastus S. Cone
1798–1869
Sarah Uptegraft
1830–1894
Marriage: 12 January 1848
Erastus Cone
1848–1924
Judge Cone
1850–1914
Joseph E. Cone
1852–1923
Rebecca Cone
1854–1881
Rebecca Cone Getty
1854–1881
Benjamin Cone
1856–1903
Jane Cone
1858–1912
William J. Cone
1860–1918
Rachael Cone
1862–1920
Elizabeth "Eliza" Cone
1865–1911
Mary Cone
1867–1940
Alvin Cone
1869–1932

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 January 1848Monroe, Michigan, United States
    • Children

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    World Events (8)

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
    Age 2
    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
    1805
    Age 7
    The Territory of Michigan was organized as an incorporated territory of the United States on June 30, 1805, with Detroit as the territorial capital.
    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 21
    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

    Irish (Roscommon): possibly a shortened form of McCone .English (Suffolk): from Middle English coin, cone ‘wedge, corner’; the reasons for its adoption as a surname are unclear.Americanized form of North German Kohn or Köhn, or Kuhn .

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

    Possible Related Names

    McCone

    Sources (21)

    • Erastus S Cone, "United States Census, 1860"
    • E. S. Cone in entry for John C. Cone and Delia C. Chase King, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
    • Erastus Cove in entry for Rebecca Getty, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"

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