Michael Falen

Brief Life History of Michael

When Michael Falen was born in 1810, in Scott, Virginia, United States, his father, Thomas Falin, was 45 and his mother, Mary Steffy, was 41. He married Barbara Robinett on 23 December 1830, in Scott, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in District 3, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1880. He died from 1880 to 1900, in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Michael Falen
1810–1900
Elizabeth Head
1825–
Marriage: 20 May 1849
Julia Falin
1847–1928
Lodena Falin
–1854
Catherine Falin
1850–
Louisa Falin
1852–
Barbara Falin
1853–1855
Evaline Falin
1853–1931
William M Falin
1858–1917
Delitha Falin
1859–
Martha Falin
1862–
Mary Falin
1864–
William A Falin
1868–
Sarah E Falin
1869–

Sources (32)

  • Michael Failen, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Michael, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • Mickl, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"

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World Events (8)

1812

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

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Variant of Phalen 1, itself an altered form of Irish Phelan .

Swedish (Falén): probably a habitational name from placenames beginning with Fal- (compare Fallen ) + the adjectival suffix -én, a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’.

Possibly also an Americanized form of German Fahlen or Vahlen (see Phalen 3).

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

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