Eleanor Ellis

2 April 1800–1862 (Age 61)
Bourbon, Kentucky, United States

The Life Summary of Eleanor

When Eleanor Ellis was born on 2 April 1800, in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States, her father, Mordecai Ellis Jr, was 37 and her mother, Sarah Hastings, was 37. She married Eli Northcutt on 20 January 1823, in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Boone, Franklin, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Justice Precinct 5, Travis, Texas, United States in 1880. She died in 1862, in Boone, Missouri, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Carl Cemetery, Carl, Travis, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Eli Northcutt
1799–1883
Eleanor Ellis
1800–1862
Marriage: 20 January 1823
Joseph Kennard Ellis Northcutt
1823–1893
Northcutt
1831–
Sarah Northcutt
about 1840–
Ann Northcutt
about 1845–
William Hawkins Northcutt
1825–1893
Thomas Dillard Northcutt
1827–1914
Henry Clay Northcutt
1829–1893
Mary Ann Northcutt
1831–1901
George W. Northcutt
1835–
Frances J. Northcutt
1836–1850
Nancy E Northcutt
1837–1918
Elizabeth C Northcutt
1841–1863
John Willis Northcutt
1843–1862

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 January 1823Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
    • Children

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (8)

    1801 · Cane Ridge Revival
    Age 1
    The Cane Ridge Revival took place for six days in Cane Ridge, Kentucky. From August 6, 1801- August 12 or 13, 1801, around 20 thousand people gathered together for what was called the Second Great Awakening.
    1803
    Age 3
    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
    1818 · Jackson Purchase
    Age 18
    The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Ellison
    Ely
    Eales
    Elcock
    Elliott
    Bellis
    Elles
    Elijah
    Ells

    Sources (7)

    • Ellinor Northcutt in household of E C Northcutt, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Elleanor Ellis, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1823"
    • Ellis in entry for Nancy Ellis Miller, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

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