Hiram Kellogg

Brief Life History of Hiram

When Hiram Kellogg was born on 20 September 1802, in Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, United States, his father, Titus Kellogg, was 37 and his mother, Rachel Southwell, was 31. He married Julia Staniford Elderkin on 2 May 1825. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Harmony, Chautauqua, New York, United States for about 25 years. He died on 27 December 1878, in Ashville, Chautauqua, New York, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Blockville, Chautauqua, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hiram Kellogg
1802–1878
Julia Staniford Elderkin
1805–1881
Marriage: 2 May 1825
Marcia Cornelia Kellogg
1826–1841
Henry Ulissea Kellogg
1828–1897
Albert Tracy Kellogg
1830–1904
Julia Ann Kellogg
1832–1877
Hiram Clinton Kellogg
1833–
John Titus Kellogg
1836–1893
Susan Gertrude Kellogg
1838–1863
William E. Kellogg
1840–1861
Daniel Dyer Kellogg
1842–1945
Lorinda E Kellogg
1846–1867

Sources (9)

  • Hiram Kellogg, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Unknown, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
  • Hiram Kellogg, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (7)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1808

Historical Boundaries 1808: Chautauqua, New York, United States

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English (London): nickname for a pig-slaughterer, from Middle English kille + hog(ge).

History: Daniel Kellogg (1630–88), from Great Leighs, Essex, England, settled in Norwalk, CT, in 1656. His son, Edward (1790–1858), was a financial reformer and the intellectual father of Greenbackism (a movement favoring promotion of economic growth by increasing the paper money supply, regardless of the inflationary side effects).

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

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