Brief Life History of Emeline Amanda
When Emeline Amanda Bicknell was born on 1 October 1821, in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, her father, William Bicknell, was 25 and her mother, Diana Nichols, was 28. She married George Hopkins Olney on 11 August 1846, in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died in 1895, in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Emiline A Olney in household of George C Olney, "United States Census, 1870"
- Emeline Amanda Bicknell, "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916"
- Emeline Amanda Tanner Olney, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1825–1913 Male
1821–1895 Female
Children (3)
1847–1847 Male
1848–1916 Female
1850–1911 Female
Parents and Siblings
1796– Male
1793–1870 Female
Siblings (4)
1819–1844 Male
1821–1826 Male
1821–1895 Female
1824–1897 Female
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 4
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 9
1841 · Dorr Rebellion
Age 20
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Bickenhill in Warwickshire, Bickenhall in Somerset or Bignell in Oxfordshire. The former two are named with the Old English personal name Bicca + Old English hyll ‘hill’, but in the Somerset name the final element alternates with Old English h(e)all ‘hall’. Bignell is named with the Old English personal name Biga + hyll ‘hill’. Compare Bignell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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