Brief Life History of Eli Hayes
When Eli Hayes Logan was born on 2 August 1829, in East Fallowfield Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Logan, was 41 and his mother, Hannah Pyle, was 42. He married Sarah Elizabeth Springer on 14 March 1850, in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in New London Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He died on 9 February 1896, in New London, New London Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in New London Presbyterian Church Cemetery, New London Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Eli H Logan, "United States Census, 1850"
- E H Logan, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Eli H Logan, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1832 · First Peach Orchard Planted
"Isaac Reeves is credited with being Delaware's first farmer to plant over 30 acres of peaches near the city of New Castle. In over ten years, he would expand his crop to over a hundred acres. His success prompted others to plant orchards in Kent and Sussex counties. This gave the state the nickname the """"Peach State"""" for awhile."
1855 · Prohibition Law
Delaware enacted a statewide prohibition law in 1855.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern Irish: habitational name from Logan (Ayrshire) or from some other minor place of this name.
Irish: from Ó Leocháin ‘descendant of Leochán’, a personal name (earlier spelled Lothchán) of unexplained etymology. See also Duck .
History: James Logan (1674–1751), an Ulster Scot and a Quaker, born in Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland, became secretary to William Penn and held high office in the state of PA. Among his descendants have been numbered several prominent statesmen. KY pioneer Benjamin Logan moved with his parents from West Pennsborough Township, Cumberland County, PA, to Augusta County, VA, in 1740.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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