When Elisha Card was born in 1807, in Nelson, Nelson, Madison, New York, United States, his father, Nathaniel Card, was 23 and his mother, Lucy Billings, was 19. He had at least 1 son and 3 daughters with Cornelia Permelia Morton. He died after 1870, in Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States.
Do you know Elisha? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
+6 More Children
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Illinois is the 21st state.
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
English (Kent and Sussex): perhaps from Middle English carde ‘card’, an implement for teasing wool for spinning (from medieval Latin cardus) and therefore short for Carder or a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wool carders. Alternatively, from Middle English carde ‘playing card’ (Old French carte), also ‘kind of fabric’ (medieval Latin carda), which could have been a nickname given to a card player or a metonymic occupational name for maker and seller of the fabric.
Irish: shortened form of McCard .
French: from a shortened form of the personal name Ricardon, a pet form of Richard .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.