Ellis Adams Cobb

Brief Life History of Ellis Adams

When Ellis Adams Cobb was born on 1 April 1836, in Orange, Vermont, United States, his father, Timothy Chamberlin Cobb, was 29 and his mother, Mary P. Adams, was 22. He married Emily Skinner on 9 September 1864. He lived in Barton, Orleans, Vermont, United States in 1860 and Vermont, United States in 1870. He died on 18 September 1885, at the age of 49, and was buried in Barton, Orleans, Vermont, United States.

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Ellis Adams Cobb
1836–1885
Emily Skinner
1831–1889
Marriage: 9 September 1864

Sources (9)

  • Ellis A Cobb, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Ellis Adams Cobb, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ellis A Cobb, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"

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World Events (5)

1846

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

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1864 · St. Albans Raid

St. Albans Raid took place on October 19, 1864. It was a Confederate raid from Canada into Union territory. Confederate soldiers that were in Canada raided the town of St. Albans killed one person and robbed three banks.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish (Angus): from the Middle English byname or personal name Cobbe, Cobba, or its Old Norse cognate Kobbi, which are probably from an element meaning ‘lump’, used to denote a large man.

Irish: shortened form of McCobb , a patronymic from the personal name Hob, an English pet form of Robert .

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

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