Dr. Powell Davies

1770–18 March 1835 (Age 65)
Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

The Life Summary of Powell

When Dr. Powell Davies was born in 1770, in Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, William Davies, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth Jane Sully, was 22. He married Esther Davies in 1791, in Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 18 March 1835, in Edwardsville, Morristown, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Edwardsville Cemetery, Edwardsville, Morristown, St. Lawrence, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dr. Powell Davies
1770–1835
Esther Davies
1773–1840
Marriage: 1791
Davies
1795–
Eliza Davies
1804–
Franklin Judson Davies
1806–1888
Frederick A. Davies
1808–1891

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1791Connecticut, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1776
    Age 6
    New York is the 11th state.
    1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
    Age 11
    The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
    1788 · Connecticut Becomes the 5th State
    Age 18
    Connecticut became a state on January 9, 1788. In 1650, before it was a state, the boundary of Connecticut ran north from the westside of Greenwich Bay and the coast of the Pacific Ocean. During the 1600s, Westmoreland County was in Connecticut when the boundaries were changed Westmoreland County went to Pennsylvania.

    Name Meaning

    Welsh and English: variant of Davis , a patronymic equivalent to Welsh ap Dafydd ‘Dafydd's son’. The name is especially numerous in south Wales. This form of the name probably shows the influence of Davy , the common English form of the personal name David in the late medieval and early modern periods (see Davey ).

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

    Possible Related Names

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    Story Highlight

    Life Story of Powell Davies

    From Henry Eugene Davies book, Davies Memoir pub in 1895 we read: Powell, the second son of William Davies (5), was born in Connecticut some time in the year 1770,taken to Canada when a child by his f …

    Sources (2)

    • Powell Davis, "Find A Grave Index"
    • Davvies Memoir by Henry Eugene Davies 1895, page 60

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