Brief Life History of Eleanor
Eleanor Campbell was born about 1805, in Harborcreek Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. She married Eleazar Hawes on 17 February 1825, in Harborcreek Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She died in September 1896, in Kilbourn, Columbia, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 92.
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Family Time Line
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- Eleanor Hawes in household of Eleazer Hawes, "United States Census, 1860"
- Eleaner in entry for Nancy Howes, "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907"
- Elleanor Hawes in household of Eleazer Hawes, "United States Census, 1850"
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Children (8)
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1829
American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
Name Meaning
Scottish: nickname from Gaelic cam ‘crooked, bent’ + beul ‘mouth’. As a result of folk etymology, the surname was often represented in Latin documents as de bello campo ‘of the fair field’, which led to the name sometimes being ‘translated’ into Anglo-Norman French as Beauchamp .
Irish (North Armagh): adopted for Gaelic Mac Cathmhaoil ‘son of Cathmhaol’ (literally ‘battle chief’): see Caulfield and Cowell .
English: variant of Camel , under the influence of the Scottish name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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