Merron Kellogg

Brief Life History of Merron

When Merron Kellogg was born on 24 March 1793, in Winfield, Herkimer, New York, United States, her father, Martin Kellogg, was 34 and her mother, Lucy Seymour, was 35. She married Daniel Leonard on 2 March 1814. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 26 January 1878, in Homer, Champaign, Illinois, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Old Homer Cemetery, Homer, Champaign, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Leonard
1791–1865
Merron Kellogg
1793–1878
Marriage: 2 March 1814
Truman Williams Leonard
1816–1898
Worman Seymour Leonard
1825–
Harriet Eliza Leonard
1819–1907
Amanda Olivia Leonard
1822–1898

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  • Merron Kellogg Leonard, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York

Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English (London): nickname for a pig-slaughterer, from Middle English kille + hog(ge).

History: Daniel Kellogg (1630–88), from Great Leighs, Essex, England, settled in Norwalk, CT, in 1656. His son, Edward (1790–1858), was a financial reformer and the intellectual father of Greenbackism (a movement favoring promotion of economic growth by increasing the paper money supply, regardless of the inflationary side effects).

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

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