Marilla Orphannia Rowley Dennis

4 April 1841–13 April 1900 (Age 59)
Erie, New York, United States

The Life Summary of Marilla Orphannia

When Marilla Orphannia Rowley Dennis was born on 4 April 1841, in Erie, New York, United States, her father, Edwin E. Rowley, was 34 and her mother, Johanna Tompkins, was 31. She married Charles Jackson Dennis in 1860, in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York, United States for about 5 years and Pike, Pike, Wyoming, New York, United States for about 10 years. She died on 13 April 1900, in Greenbush Township, Clinton, Michigan, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Elsie, Clinton, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Jackson Dennis
1840–1913
Marilla Orphannia Rowley Dennis
1841–1900
Marriage: 1860
Myrtie May Dennis
1862–1950
Essie R. Dennis
1870–1896
Effie Ray Dennis
1869–1896

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1860Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (8)

    1846
    Age 5
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1847 · Moving the State Capital
    Age 6
    The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.
    1863
    Age 22
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from any of the various places, in Devon, County Durham, Staffordshire, and Yorkshire, so named from Old English rūh ‘rough’, ‘overgrown’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Rowlee
    Roley
    Rollie
    Rolley

    Sources (12)

    • Marilla Rouly in household of Edwin E Rouly, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Marilla Dennis in household of Charles J Dennis, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Martha Rowley in household of Edwin Rowley, "New York State Census, 1855"

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