When Cordelia Sarah Leland was born on 24 June 1830, in Chester, Windsor, Vermont, United States, her father, Phineas Leland, was 31 and her mother, Sally Rand Perkins, was 23. She married Albert Davis on 4 September 1850, in Chester, Windsor, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States for about 20 years. She died on 23 November 1903, in Vermont, United States, at the age of 73.
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Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Perhaps a shortened form of Scottish or Irish McClellan or McLelland , but geographical distribution in England suggests it may have an unexplained English origin.
Norwegian: habitational name from the name of several farms, especially in Agder, a compound of le ‘barway, gate’ and land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’.
Americanized form of Norwegian Liland: compound of li ‘hillside, mountainside’ and land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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