Electa King

Brief Life History of Electa

When Electa King was born in 1793, in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Enoch King, was 23 and her mother, Rhoda Phillips, was 22. She married Joel Burnell on 14 December 1809, in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 1 October 1875, in Charlotte, Chautauqua, New York, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Sinclairville, Chautauqua, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joel Burnell
1789–1863
Electa King
1793–1875
Marriage: 14 December 1809
Hannah Burnell
1810–1893
Lorenzo Burnell
1815–1857
Philo Burnell
1817–1857
Ransom Burnell
1822–1880
Madison Burnell
1812–1865
Sophronia Burnell
1815–1880
Joel Burnell
1819–1892
Philena Burnell
1823–1904
Miranda M. Burnell
1827–1913
Electa Burnell
1832–1902

Sources (9)

  • Eleota Burnell, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Electa King, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Electa King Burnell, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1808

Historical Boundaries 1808: Chautauqua, New York, United States

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English king ‘king’ (Old English cyning, cyng), perhaps acquired by someone with kingly qualities or as a pageant name by someone who had acted the part of a king or had been chosen as the master of ceremonies or ‘king’ of an event such as a tournament, festival or folk ritual. In North America, the surname King has absorbed several European cognates and equivalents with the same meaning, for example German König (see Koenig ) and Küng, French Roy , Slovenian, Croatian, or Serbian Kralj , Polish Krol . It is also very common among African Americans. It is also found as an artificial Jewish surname.

English: occasionally from the Middle English personal name King, originally an Old English nickname from the vocabulary word cyning, cyng ‘king’.

Irish: adopted for a variety of names containing the syllable (which means ‘king’ in Irish).

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

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