Isaac Kelsey

Brief Life History of Isaac

When Isaac Kelsey was born from 9 August 1807 to 29 August 1807, in Easton, Washington, New York, United States, his father, Benedict Kellsy, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Kelsey Burch, was 28. He had at least 1 son and 5 daughters with Ruth Allen. He lived in Osolo Township, Elkhart, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Van Buren Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States in 1870. He died on 27 August 1885, in Elkhart, Indiana, United States, and was buried in Grace Lawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Kelsey
1807–1885
Ruth Allen
1813–
Helena Kelsey
1831–
Mary Elizabeth Kelsey
1834–1921
Almira Kelsey
1838–1921
Ann Kelsey
1840–
Ambrose A. Kelsey
1842–
Pruella Kelsey
1844–

Sources (14)

  • Isac Helsey, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Isaac Kelsey, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Isaac Kelsey, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2013"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1811

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from North or South Kelsey in Lincolnshire, so named from an uncertain initial element (perhaps an Old English personal name with genitive -es) + Old English ēg ‘island’.

Possibly also an Americanized form of German Gelzer.

History: William Kelsey 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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