Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Hill was born on 20 February 1844, in Cowanshannock, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Abraham Hill, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth Painter, was 37. He married Mary Ellen Cogley on 6 June 1876, in Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Manor Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. He died on 15 April 1911, in Cowanshannock, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Salem United Church Of Christ Cemetery, Kittanning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Jacob Hill, "United States Census, 1900"
- Jacob Hill, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Jacob Hill, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860
Oldest grave seen on memorials list
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .
German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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