Sophia Ellis

Femaleabout 1828–4 May 1858

Brief Life History of Sophia

Sophia Ellis was born about 1828. She married Ambrose Nicholson on 17 March 1850. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 4 May 1858, in Howard, Howard, Steuben, New York, United States, at the age of 31.

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Family Time Line

Ambrose Nicholson
1821–1888
Sophia Ellis
1828–1858
Marriage: 17 March 1850
Rosetta Nicholson
1851–
Jerome Budette Nicholson
1853–

Sources (3)

  • Sophia Nicholson in household of Ambrose Nicholson, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Sophia Ellis -
  • Sophia Nicholdson in household of Ambrose Nicholdson, "New York State Census, 1855"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 March 1850

    • Children (2)

    World Events (3)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 2

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    1830 · The Oregon Trail

    Age 2

    Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.

    1846

    Age 18

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English personal name Elis, an Old French vernacular form of Elias, the Latin and New Testament Greek form of Hebrew Eliyahu; see Elijah and compare Elias , Lias , Ely .

    English: possibly in some instances from the Middle English female personal name Elice, a pet form of Elizabeth .

    Welsh: from Elis, a shortened form of the Welsh personal name Elisse (earlier Elisedd, a derivative of elus ‘kindly, benevolent’). As usual in Welsh, the stress in Elisse is on the penultimate syllable -li-, which shifts to initial El- when the name is shortened to Elis. It later became confused with Ellis in 1 above.

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

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