Joshua Iliff

Brief Life History of Joshua

When Joshua Iliff was born on 9 August 1807, in Hampshire, West Virginia, United States, his father, Stephen Iliff, was 47 and his mother, Hannah, was 45. He married Eve George on 1 January 1832, in Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Big Lick, Hancock, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Monterey Township, Allegan, Michigan, United States in 1870. He died on 6 August 1876, in Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States, at the age of 68.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Iliff
1807–1876
Eve George
1809–1871
Marriage: 1 January 1832
William C Iliff
1832–1907
Catherine Iliff
1845–1909
George Iliff
1849–1906
Mary Iliff
1850–

Sources (15)

  • Joshua Iliff, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Joshua Iliff - Individual or family possessions: Handwritten information: birth: 14 September 1809; Virginia, United States
  • Joshua ...liff, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

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World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1821

History: Findlay derived its name from Colonel James Findlay, Commander of the second regiment in the War of 1812. It was first laid out in 1821 by Joseph Vance and Elnathan Cory. Wilson Vance gave the town of Findlay its name.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

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.

Name Meaning

English (Midlands): from the Middle English personal name Ilif (Old Norse Ilífr, a nickname from ill-lífr ‘wicked’).

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

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