Brief Life History of Emily Wells
When Emily Wells Allis was born on 1 October 1803, in Conway, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Solomon Allis, was 33 and her mother, Anna Bell Dickinson, was 28. She married Lyman Smith on 9 October 1825, in Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States in 1850 and Danvers Township, McLean, Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 26 March 1888, in Danvers, McLean, Illinois, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Danvers, McLean, Illinois, United States.
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- Emily Smith in household of Lyman A Smith, "United States Census, 1850"
- Emily Allis, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Emily Allis, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
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1818
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Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English female personal name Alis, Alice (Old French Adeliz, Ahelis, Aalis, Aliz). Alice, together with its pet form Alison, was one of the most popular names in both England and Scotland from the 13th century until the end of the medieval period. The personal name is of ancient Germanic origin, brought to England from France by the Normans; it is a shortened form of ancient Germanic Adalheidis, which is composed of the elements adal ‘noble’ + haid ‘‘rank, worth’’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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