Mary Matilda Sill

1 March 1827–10 April 1922 (Age 95)
Connecticut, United States

The Life Summary 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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Family Time Line

Oliver Robbins Holcombe
1824–1907
Mary Matilda Sill
1827–1922
Marriage: 3 March 1851
Helen J. Holcombe
1851–1941
Mary Sill Holcombe
1854–1859
Jessie Freemont Holcombe
1856–1888
Effie Holcombe
1860–1891
Robbins Sill Holcombe
1862–1879
Annie Eliza Holcombe
1864–
Thomas Groski
1870–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 March 1851Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
    Age 2
    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
    Age 3
    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
    Age 36
    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Silk
    Silcock
    Sillett
    Silcox
    Silvester
    Siller
    Sills

    Sources (7)

    • Mary M Holcombe, "United States Census, 1910"
    • M. M. in entry for Mary S. Holcomb, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
    • Mary M Holcomb in household of Oliver R Holcomb, "United States Census, 1900"

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