Brief Life History of Eleanor "Ellen"
When Eleanor "Ellen" Boggs was born on 12 October 1839, in Blaine, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States, her father, Hugh R. Boggs, was 37 and her mother, Hannah O Blevins, was 35. She married Jesse Gambill on 12 April 1857, in Lawrence, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Lyon, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Kentucky, United States in 1910. She died on 12 April 1914, in Boyd, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Lawrence, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (20)
- Ellen Gambell in household of Jessee Gambell, "United States Census, 1870"
- Eleanor Boggs in entry for Jesse Gambill, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Ellen Boggess in entry for Allie Fair Miller, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
Spouse and Children
1832–1908 Male
1839–1914 Female
Children (12)
1859–1917 Male
1860–1931 Male
1861–1932 Female
1862– Female
1867–1930 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1801–1886 Male
1804–1875 Female
Siblings (12)
1822–1910 Male
1822–1910 Male
1825–1903 Male
1827–1900 Female
1828–1914 Female
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1846
Age 7
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
Age 11
1861
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English bogeys ‘boastful or haughty’. The name (in the forms Boge(y)s, Boga(y)s) is found in the 12th century in Yorkshire and East Anglia, and also around Bordeaux, which had trading links with East Anglia.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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