Brief Life History of Eli Swayzee
When Eli Swayzee Foote was born on 1 April 1828, in Locke, Cayuga, New York, United States, his father, Milton Foote, was 38 and his mother, Lois Briscoe, was 36. He married Mary J.G. Cutler on 1 October 1853, in Geauga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States in 1880. In 1880, at the age of 52, his occupation is listed as railroad forman coach dept. in Michigan, United States. He died on 18 February 1902, in Utah, United States, at the age of 73.
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- Eli S Foot in household of William B Foot, "United States Census, 1850"
- Eli S. Foot, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Eli Foote in entry for Fred Foote and Nellie Battle, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act
The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from Middle English fot ‘foot’ (Old English fōt), sometimes translated in medieval documents by Latin cum pede ‘with the foot’. Probably a nickname for someone with a deformity of the foot or with large feet.
English: occasionally perhaps from the rare Middle English personal name Fot, from Old Norse Fótr, originally a nickname with the same sense as 1 above.
English: topographic name for someone who lived at the foot of a hill.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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