Brief Life History of Elizabeth Ann
When Elizabeth Ann Lakin was born about 1827, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Thomas Lakin, was 24 and her mother, Elizabeth Sperry, was 21. She married Granville Thompson on 9 July 1844, in Lawrence, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters.
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- Eliza Thompson in household of Priscilla Thompson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Eliza Ann Lecans, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Eliza Lakin in entry for Louvernia Berry, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1861
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Jewish Leykin (from Belarus), a metronymic from Leyke, a pet form of the Yiddish female personal name Leye, from the Hebrew female personal name Lea, from which English Leah is derived (see Genesis 29: 16) + the Slavic possessive suffix -in.
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Lawkin, a diminutive of Law- (a pet form of the personal name Laurence; see Lawrence ). Compare Law 1 and Larkin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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