Jemima Winget

Brief Life History of Jemima

When Jemima Winget was born on 1 June 1795, in Morris Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Daniel Winget, was 32 and her mother, Phoebe Clutter, was 28. She married William Atkinson Elliott Jr on 16 March 1815. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. She died on 15 December 1878, in Morris Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Morris Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Atkinson Elliott Jr
1793–1872
Jemima Winget
1795–1878
Marriage: 16 March 1815
Abraham Elliott
1817–1893
Luther Elliott
1818–1893
William David Elliott
1825–1904
Emeline Elliott
1828–1910
Sabina Elliott
1828–1906
Jackson Thomas Elliott
1829–1865
Elizabeth Elliot
1829–
Sarah Elliott
1833–
John Morgan Elliott
1835–1890
Margaret E. Elliott
1837–1902

Sources (9)

  • 1850 United States Census for Jemima Winget Elliott in household of William Atkinson Elliott Jr
  • 1795 Pennsylvania Family Data Collection Birth of Jemima Winget daughter of Daniel Winget & Phoebe Clutter
  • 1815 Pennsylvania Family Data Collection Marriage of William Atkinson Elliott Jr & Jemima Winget

World Events (7)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

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.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

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

English (Devon): variant of Wingate .

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

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