Brief Life History of Eliza
When Eliza Kirkham was born in 1823, in New York, United States, her father, Elijah Kirkhum, was 30 and her mother, Mary Polly Terry, was 19. She married Ira W Robinson on 3 August 1843, in Ionia, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Berlin Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States in 1850.
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- Eliza Robinson in household of Ira Robinson, "United States Census, 1850"
- El... Kirkham, "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995"
- Lusia Kirkham in entry for Mary Richardson, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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World Events (8)
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.
1837
Michigan is the 26th state.
1854 · Creation of the Republican Party
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
Name Meaning
English (mainly northwestern): habitational name from any of the places in Lancashire and East Yorkshire named Kirkham. The placenames derive from Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ + Old English hām ‘village, homestead’ or Old Norse heim ‘homestead, estate’.
Possibly an altered form of German Kirchham, a habitational name from either of two places called Kirchham, in Austria or Bavaria.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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