Brief Life History of Elisha
When Elisha Gilbert was born in 1807, in New York City, New York, United States, his father, Ebenezer Gilbert, was 27 and his mother, Mehitable Seeley, was 18. He married Eleanor Ellen Gilbert Ferrel on 22 April 1832, in Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Perry Township, Clay, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. He died on 13 October 1894, in Clay, Indiana, United States, at the age of 87.
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- Elisha Gilbert, "United States Census, 1860"
- Elisha Gilbert, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Elisha Gilbert in entry for Hiram Gilbert and Fanny Clark, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1825
Historical Boundaries: 1825: Clay, Indiana, United States
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.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin), French, and German: from the personal name Giselbert, composed of the ancient Germanic elements gīsil ‘pledge, hostage, noble youth’ (see Giesel ) + berht ‘bright, famous’. This personal name enjoyed considerable popularity in England during the Middle Ages, partly as a result of the fame of Saint Gilbert of Sempringham (1085–1189), the founder of the only native English monastic order.
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.
History: The Devon family of Gilbert can be traced to Geoffrey Gilbert (died 1349), who represented Totnes in Parliament in 1326. His descendants included Sir Humphrey Gilbert (died 1583), who discovered Newfoundland. — Étienne Gilbert from Aulnay in Vienne, France, married Marguerite Thibault in Neuville, QC, in 1683. Louis Gilbert dit Comtois from Besançon in Doubs married Anne Jacques in Charlesbourg, QC, in 1722. Pierre Gilbert from Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire in Charente, France, married Marie-Angélique Dufour in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, QC, in 1756. Charles Dupuis dit Gilbert from Rosnay in Indre, France, married Marie-Jeanne Brunet in Sainte-Foy, QC, in 1741.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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