Brief Life History of Elijah
When Elijah Acory was born in 1823, in Warminster, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Acory, was 31 and his mother, Mary Adlam, was 35. He married Ann Cundick on 1 September 1845, in Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 25 April 1872, in Aberystruth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, at the age of 49.
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- Elijah Ackery in household of Wiliam Ackery, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Elijah, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elijah Acory, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
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1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.
1839 · The Rebecca Riots Take Place
The Rebecca Riots were a group of protests in west Wales from 1839-1843. The people involved were mostly poor farmers, primarily men dressed as women. The group was called “Rebecca and her daughters”, a title believed to have come the book of Genesis. They mostly fought against the toll-gates. There is only record of one death during the riots: a young Sarah Williams had been warned that the rioters were coming, but upon refusing to leave, was killed.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Eichhorn or of its rare variant Eichorn .
Native American (Cherokee): translation into English (and shortening) of a personal name based on the Cherokee word gule ‘acorn’ (fruit of the oak).
African American: possibly of Native American origin (see 2 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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