Eliza Ann Quillen

Brief Life History of Eliza Ann

When Eliza Ann Quillen was born on 16 December 1818, in Scott, Virginia, United States, her father, James S Quillin, was 42 and her mother, Martha Evans, was 41. She married James Henderson Cox on 20 February 1845, in Scott, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. She lived in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States for about 10 years. She died on 19 September 1856, in Clinchport, Scott, Virginia, United States, at the age of 37.

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Family Time Line

James Henderson Cox
1819–1894
Eliza Ann Quillen
1818–1856
Marriage: 20 February 1845
Julia Ann Cox
1846–
Amanda Helen Cox
1847–1938
Emma Bethena Cox
1850–1905
Martha Calledona Cox
1853–1856
Mary Lucinda Cox
1856–1934

Sources (19)

  • Eliza Cox in household of James Cox, "New York State Census, 1865"
  • Eliza A. Cox, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • Eliza Ann Quillin, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"

World Events (6)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1824 · "Mary Randolph Publishes ""The Virginia Housewife"""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

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

Irish: shortened form of McQuillan or McCullen .

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

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