Brief Life History of Sophia
When Sophia Cooley was born on 27 July 1798, in Brome, Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada, her father, Hezekiah Cooley, was 33 and her mother, Anna Noble, was 30. She married Benjamin Bishop Kilbourn on 25 June 1816, in Dunham, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Taylor Township, Ogle, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Maine Township, Linn, Iowa, United States in 1880. She died on 20 February 1896, in Waterloo, Shefford, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 97, and was buried in Waterloo, La Haute-Yamaska, Quebec, Canada.
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- S Kilbourn in household of D R Kilbourn, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sophia Kilborn, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sophia Kilburn in entry for Florence V Judd, "Idaho, County Birth and Death Records, 1883-1929"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
Irish (Galway and Clare): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Chúille ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Mochúille’, a rare Clare name, or a shortened form of McCooley, a variant of McCauley .
English: perhaps a variant of Colley or Culley .
Americanized form of German Kuhle or Kühle, variants of Kuhl .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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