John Cecil

Brief Life History of John

When John Cecil was born in 1788, in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Isaac Cecil, was 33 and his mother, Nancy Morrison, was 22. He married Esther Coe about 1809, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Ritchie, Virginia, United States in 1850 and Pleasants, Virginia, United States in 1860. He died on 30 April 1857, in Pleasants, Pleasants, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 69.

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Family Time Line

John Cecil
1788–1857
Esther Coe
1793–
Marriage: about 1809
William Cecil
1810–1847
Isaac Cecil
1815–1893
Nancy J Cecil
1820–1850
Robert Cecil
1822–
John Cecil
1826–
Mary Ann Cecil
1828–1868
Lavina Esther Cecil
1831–1903
Hester Ann Cecil
1837–1903

Sources (4)

  • John Cecil, "United States Census, 1850"
  • John Cecil, "West Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1854-1932"
  • John Cecil in entry for Isaac Cecil, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"

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World Events (8)

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

1788 · Becomes the 10th state

On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state. 

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

Welsh (Monmouthshire): from the Old Welsh personal name Seisyllt, sometimes wrongly said to derive from the Latin name Caecilius (see Sisley ). The most frequent modern spelling is a Renaissance attempt to connect the surname with Caecilius in the English pronunciation of its time. The Welsh name is more probably, but not definitely, from the Latin name Sextilius, a derivative of sextus ‘sixth’.

History: The great and powerful English Cecil family first came to prominence with David Cecil, a Monmouthshire gentleman who espoused the cause of Henry Tudor and came to court in London after the latter became king in 1485. His grandson William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520–98), was Elizabeth I's chief adviser for 40 years, and his descendants have remained politically powerful and culturally influential in Britain ever since. They were originally minor Welsh gentry; their name is found in a variety of forms, including Sitsylt, Ceyssel, and Sisseld.

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

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