Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Calvin was born on 13 March 1807, in Hardin, Kentucky, United States, her father, Luther Decker Calvin, was 35 and her mother, Susannah Samuels, was 34. She married Greenberry Miller on 13 October 1831, in Hardin, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 4 January 1879, in Hardin, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Hardin, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Elizabeth Miller in household of Green Miller, "United States Census, 1850"
- Elizabeth Colvin, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Elizabeth Colvin in entry for Robert F. Miller, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
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 (Lancashire and Cumberland; of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French cauf ‘bald’ + the diminutive suffix -in.
In some cases also French: variant of Cauvin , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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