Brief Life History of Eliza
When Eliza Cooley was born on 2 June 1795, in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Josiah Cooley, was 45 and her mother, Abiel Bliss, was 37. She married Aaron Kimball on 7 February 1829, in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 3 October 1851, in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Eliza C Kimball in household of Aran Kimball, "United States Census, 1850"
- Eliza Cooley, "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905"
- Mrs. Eliza C. Kimball, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
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World Events (7)
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.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
Irish (Galway and Clare): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Chúille ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Mochúille’, a rare Clare name, or a shortened form of McCooley, a variant of McCauley .
English: perhaps a variant of Colley or Culley .
Americanized form of German Kuhle or Kühle, variants of Kuhl .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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