Secilia Cummings

Brief Life History of Secilia

When Secilia Cummings was born on 25 February 1792, in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States, her father, Joseph Cummings, was 38 and her mother, Temperance Nye, was 34. She married Judah Marsh Brakenridge on 11 March 1813, in Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 21 January 1875, in Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Judah Marsh Brakenridge
1785–1859
Secilia Cummings
1792–1875
Marriage: 11 March 1813
Mary Brakenridge
1814–1861
Joseph Cummings Brakenridge
1815–1889
William Wesson Brakenridge
1817–1850

Sources (30)

  • Celia Brakenridge in household of Joseph Brakenridge, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Sely Cumings, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Celia Breckenridge, "Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1802 · Brass is Discovered

In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname "The Brass City." Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

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

Scottish and English (of Norman origin): variant of Cumming , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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