Eliza Mitchell

Brief Life History of Eliza

When Eliza Mitchell was born on 18 October 1806, in Monroe, Waldo, Maine, United States, her father, Jeremiah Mitchell, was 27 and her mother, Mary Simmons, was 23. She married Daniel Putnam on 18 July 1839, in Monroe, Waldo, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Frankfort, Waldo, Maine, United States in 1850. She died on 12 February 1874, in South Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Villiage Cemetery, South Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Putnam
1789–1868
Eliza Mitchell
1806–1874
Marriage: 18 July 1839
Nancy P. Putnam
1840–1928
George Llewellyn Putnam
1841–1922
Silas Putnam
1845–1862
Jeremiah Mitchell Putnam
1846–1865
Jennie Eliza Putnam
1851–1871

Sources (14)

  • Eliza Putnam in household of George L Putnam, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Eliza Mitchel, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Eliza Mitchell Putnam, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1820

Maine is the 23rd state.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: from the vernacular pronunciation in Middle English and Older Scots of the personal name Michael . See Michelson .

English and Scottish: nickname for a big man, from Middle English michel, mechel, muchel ‘big’.

Irish (County Connacht): surname adopted as equivalent of Mulvihill .

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

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