Brief Life History of Sibyl
When Sibyl Warren was born on 4 June 1809, in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States, her father, Calvin Warren, was 39 and her mother, Bathia Farnham, was 37. She married Alveson Ely on 15 January 1827, in Deansville, Marshall, Oneida, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Kirkland, Oneida, New York, United States for about 5 years and Marshall, Oneida, New York, United States in 1880. She died on 29 September 1886, at the age of 77, and was buried in Deansboro, Marshall, Oneida, New York, United States.
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- Sybil Eley in household of Herson Eley, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sibyl Ealy, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- Sibyl Ely in household of Alverson Ely, "United States Census, 1870"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
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 (of Norman origin): from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Warin, Werin, a borrowing of ancient Germanic Warino, a short form of various compound names based on the element warin ‘protection, shelter’ or ‘guard’. Compare Waring .
English and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from La Varrenne in Seine-Maritime, France, named with a Gaulish element probably descriptive of alluvial land or sandy soil. This was the name of a major Norman family after the Conquest. In Ireland, this name has been Gaelicized as Bharain.
Irish: adopted as an English form of Gaelic Ó Murnáin (see Murnane , Warner ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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