Eunice Allyn

Brief Life History of Eunice

When Eunice Allyn was born on 18 April 1768, in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Thomas Allyn Jr., was 42 and her mother, Sarah Phelps, was 38. She married Abijah Cadwell on 9 May 1793, in Bloomfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 24 March 1794, in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Old Wintonbury Cemetery, Bloomfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abijah Cadwell
1770–1845
Eunice Allyn
1768–1794
Marriage: 9 May 1793
Cadwell
1794–1794

Sources (4)

  • Eunice Allyn, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Eunice Allyn Cadwell, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Eunice in entry for Infant Cadwell, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"

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World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold

The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Allen . This surname is very rare in Britain.

History: Matthew Allyn was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).

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

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