Elitha Hawkins

Female1707–

Brief Life History of Elitha

Elitha Hawkins was born in 1707, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. She married Elias Cox on 14 November 1728, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Elias Cox
1707–1750
Elitha Hawkins
1707–
Marriage: 14 November 1728
Elisha Cox Sr
1722–1776
Robert Cox
1729–
Ruth Cox
1731–1797
Elias Cox
1733–
Mary Cox
1735–
Aliter ( Elitha) Cox
1738–

Sources (3)

  • Elither Hawkins, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Elither Hawkins, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Elither Hawkins, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 November 1728Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    • Children (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (4)

    1776

    Age 69

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776 · The Declaration to the King

    Age 69

    """At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    Age 93

    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Hawkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

    English: habitational name, with excrescent -s, from Hawkinge (Kent). The placename derives from the Old English personal name Heafoc or Old English heafoc ‘hawk’ + the placename forming suffix -ing. This name has been assimilated to the patronymic surname in Devon from Sir John Hawkyns (1532–95), victor against the Spanish Armada (1588), who was a member of the Devon family of Hawkins, a branch of a Kentish family from the village of Hawkinge. They held land in Plymouth as long ago as 1480.

    Irish: variant of Haughn .

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

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