Brief Life History of Elisha
When Elisha Harrington was born on 6 February 1802, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Jacob Harrington, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth "Betsy" Potter, was 22. He married Louisiana Martin on 3 August 1825, in Platte, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Pettis Township, Platte, Missouri, United States in 1850. He died on 9 February 1853, in Platte, Missouri, United States, at the age of 51.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Elisha Harrington, "United States Census, 1850"
- Elisha Harrington, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- He's listed with his daughter Mary's info in the Pierce family under James on Image 690
Spouse and Children
1802–1853 Male
1804–1842 Female
Children (7)
1832–1878 Female
1834– Male
1836– Female
1837–1926 Female
1839–1935 Male
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1778–1838 Male
1780–1821 Female
Siblings (7)
1802–1853 Male
1804–1889 Female
1809– Male
1812–1888 Female
1814–1880 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1803
Age 1
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
Age 10
1818 · Jackson Purchase
Age 16
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the three places called Harrington (Cumberland, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire). The Cumberland placename derives from the Old English personal name Hæfer + Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The Lincolnshire placename derives from the Old English personal name Hearra + Old English connective -ing- + tūn. The Northamptonshire derives from an Old English personal name Hǣthhere + Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. Compare Herendeen .
Irish: adopted as an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hArrachtáin ‘descendant of Arrachtán’, a personal name from a diminutive of arrachtach ‘mighty, powerful’.
Irish: in Kerry, this name was adopted as an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hIongardail, later Ó hUrdáil, ‘descendant of Iongardal’, a personal name of uncertain origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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