Malinda Hotchkiss

Brief Life History of Malinda

When Malinda Hotchkiss was born on 9 May 1799, in Argyle, Argyle, Washington, New York, United States, her father, Harris Hotchkiss Sr., was 40 and her mother, Lucy K. Carey, was 31. She married Robert Wilson Bailey in 1815, in Tioga Township, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Independence Township, Oakland, Michigan, United States for about 10 years and Michigan, United States in 1870. She died on 20 February 1876, in Brandon Township, Oakland, Michigan, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Village of Clarkston, Oakland, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Wilson Bailey
1797–1868
Malinda Hotchkiss
1799–1876
Marriage: 1815
Charlotte Jemima Bailey
1814–1865
Wilson Bailey
1816–1862
Louisa Bailey
1818–1892
William Bailey
1820–1888
Robert J. Bailey
1822–1892
John Wallace Bailey
1826–1890
Edwin J Bailey
1834–1914

Sources (5)

  • Melinda Bailey in household of William Bailey, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Melinda Hotchkiss Bailey, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Milinda Baily in household of Robert Baily, "United States Census, 1860"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1805

The Territory of Michigan was organized as an incorporated territory of the United States on June 30, 1805, with Detroit as the territorial capital.

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

Name Meaning

English (Shropshire): variant of Hodgkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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