William Malin

Brief Life History of William

When William Malin was born in 1727, in Delaware Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jacob Malin, was 41 and his mother, Susanna Jones, was 39. He married Elizabeth Crosley on 1 February 1749, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 20 October 1803, in Willistown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Malin
1727–1803
Elizabeth Crosley
1725–1810
Marriage: 1 February 1749
Jacob Malin
1749–1814
John Malin
1755–
Samuel Malin
1758–1823
Isaac Malin
1761–1827
Abner Malin
1765–1848
William Malin
1767–1809
Joel Malin
1770–1836
Thomas Malin
1751–1840
Hannah Malin
1763–1834
George Malin
1767–1829

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  • Wm Malin, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Wm Malin, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
  • William Mellin, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971"

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World Events (4)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English female personal name Malin, a diminutive of Mall or Mald (Maud). See Mall and compare Mallinson and Maude 2.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Male (a back-formation from Malka as if it contained the Slavic diminutive suffix -ke), with the addition of the Slavic possessive suffix -in.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name from Malin, a place in Ukraine.

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

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