Brief Life History of Eliakim
When Eliakim Rawdon was born on 15 January 1796, in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, his father, Erastus Rawdon, was 29 and his mother, Lucy Lothrop, was 21. He married Mary Cook on 18 November 1818, in Windsor, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Windsor Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died on 20 July 1858, in Windsor, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Windsor Township Cemetery, Windsor, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States.
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- Eleakein Rawdon, "United States Census, 1850"
- Eliakim Rawdin, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Eliakim Rawden, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1811
Windsor Township was organized in 1811.
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.
Name Meaning
English (West Yorkshire and Lincolnshire): habitational name from Rawdon (Yorkshire), recorded as Roudun in 1086 and Raudon in the 13th century. The placename derives from Old Norse rauthr ‘red’ + Old English dūn ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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