Dimmis Hilliard

Brief Life History of Dimmis

When Dimmis Hilliard was born on 7 October 1792, in Danby, Rutland, Vermont, United States, her father, Minor Hilliard, was 28 and her mother, Abigail Hill, was 26. She married Israel Jerod Palmer in 1817, in Danby, Rutland, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Ripley, Chautauqua, New York, United States for about 5 years. She died on 30 January 1859, in Ripley, Ripley, Chautauqua, New York, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Ripley, Chautauqua, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Israel Jerod Palmer
1783–1857
Dimmis Hilliard
1792–1859
Marriage: 1817
Abigail Maria Palmer
1816–1892
Emily Palmer
1819–1909
Annis Palmer
1822–1888
Sarah Palmer
1824–1890
Isaac Palmer
1825–1865
Elizabeth Palmer
1827–1884
Miner Palmer
1829–
Azariah Palmer
1832–1917
Delos Palmer
1838–1915

Sources (9)

  • Dinnuis Palmer in household of Israel Palmer, "New York State Census, 1855"
  • Dimmis Hilliard Palmer, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Unknown in entry for Deloss Palmer, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998"

World Events (7)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

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

1808

Historical Boundaries 1808: Chautauqua, New York, United States

1812

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

Name Meaning

English (southeastern England and Midlands):

variant of Hillier , with excrescent -d. Compare Hillard , Heller , and Hellard .

of Norman origin, from the Middle English female personal name Hildiard, Holdiard, Anglo-Norman French forms of ancient Germanic Hildigard, Hildiardis, from hild ‘battle’ + gard ‘protective enclosure, yard’. Either this or the name above was brought to Ireland from Yorkshire in the 17th century.

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

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