Sophronia Hill

Brief Life History of Sophronia

When Sophronia Hill was born on 28 September 1786, in Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, United States, her father, Thomas Hill, was 40 and her mother, Alianna Standifer, was 39. She married William Luke on 15 December 1821. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Virginia, United States in 1870. She died on 24 December 1882, in Franklin, Virginia, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Pinckard Drewery Cemetery, Ferrum, Franklin, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Luke
1792–1845
Sophronia Hill
1786–1882
Marriage: 15 December 1821
William Luke
1815–1893
William A Luke
1817–1890
Amanda M Luke
1824–1887
Martha L Luke
1830–
John Everett Luke
1833–1878
Emily C. Luke
1834–
Lucy A. Luke
1835–1893

Sources (13)

  • Sophronia Luke, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Sophronia, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Sophia Hill, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"

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World Events (8)

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

1788 · Becomes the 10th state

On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state. 

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .

German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.

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

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