Orlin Selvey

Brief Life History of Orlin

When Orlin Selvey was born on 24 December 1811, in Tompkins, New York, United States, his father, Sanford Silvey, was 41 and his mother, Anna Sally Rathbun, was 34. He married Harriet Greenman on 20 April 1840, in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Townsend Township, Sandusky, Ohio, United States for about 30 years. He died on 5 February 1881, in Vickery, Sandusky, Ohio, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Clyde, Sandusky, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Orlin Selvey
1811–1881
Harriet Greenman
1812–1895
Marriage: 20 April 1840
Sanford Selvey
1841–1916

Sources (9)

  • Orlin Seloy, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Orlin Silvey, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Orlin Sanford Selvey, "Find A Grave Index"

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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.

1817

Historical Boundaries 1817: Tompkins, New York, United States

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 (Staffordshire and Derbyshire): variant of Silvey .

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

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