Brief Life History of Mary Matilda
When Mary Matilda Sill was born on 1 March 1827, in Connecticut, United States, her father, Henry Sill, was 40 and her mother, Almeda Marshall, was 39. She married Oliver Robbins Holcombe on 3 March 1851, in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States for about 60 years. She died on 10 April 1922, at the age of 95.
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- Mary M Holcombe, "United States Census, 1910"
- Mary Matilda Sill, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
- Mary Sill in entry for Helen H Keefer, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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World Events (8)
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Sil, a pet form of Silvester , Silvein (see Selwyn ), or perhaps Cecily (see Sisley ). Compare Silcox , Sillett .
English: habitational name from one or more places called with Old English syle, sylu ‘bog, mire’.
North German: topographic name from Low German süll, sill ‘sill, threshold, ramp’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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