Michael Lilly

Male17 January 1768–9 April 1853

Brief Life History of Michael

When Michael Lilly was born on 17 January 1768, in Albany Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johannes George Lilly, was 51 and his mother, Anna Margaretha Wenner, was 39. He married Anna Maria Laubach in 1790. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 9 April 1853, in Moore Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Salem Union Church Cemetery, Moorestown, Moore Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Michael Lilly
1768–1853
Anna Maria Laubach
1771–1844
Marriage: 1790
Jonas Lilly
1791–1860
Susanna Lilly
1793–1875
Catharine Lilly
1795–1863
John Lilly
1798–1876
Michael Lilly
1801–1876
Lydia Lilly
1804–1877
Joseph Lilly
1807–1881
Wilhelm Lilly
1810–1890

Sources (2)

  • Michael Lilley, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Michael Lilly, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1790
  • Children (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1773

    Age 5

    Oldest grave seen in the memorials list

    1776

    Age 8

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1791

    Age 23

    Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English female personal name Lylie, probably from the name of the flower, Middle English lilie, lelie ‘lily’.

    English: habitational name from Lelley in East Yorkshire or Lilley in Hertfordshire. The Yorkshire placename probably derives from Old English lǣl ‘twig, brushwood’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. The Hertfordshire placename derives from Old English līn ‘flax’ + lēah.

    Irish: Anglicized shortened form of Allely .

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

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