Caleb Colvin

Brief Life History of Caleb

When Caleb Colvin was born on 22 December 1814, in Brant, Erie, New York, United States, his father, Luther Colvin, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Southwick, was 19. He had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Hannah Fidelia Pease. He lived in Dayton, Cattaraugus, New York, United States in 1850 and Grattan, Kent, Michigan, United States in 1860. He died on 10 December 1877, in Ionia, Ionia, Michigan, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Greene Cemetery, Belding, Ionia, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Caleb Colvin
1814–1877
Hannah Fidelia Pease
1823–1888
Emma Colvin
1842–
Henry Colvin
1844–
Luther Colvin
1846–
Mary J. Colvin
1850–1915

Sources (5)

  • Caleb Colvin, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Caleb Colvin - birth:
  • Caleb Colvin, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"

World Events (8)

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. 

1825

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish (Donegal, Antrim): variant of Colville , probably reflecting a local pronunciation. The name was taken to Ulster in the 17th century.

Manx: if not identical with 1, perhaps from the Old Norse personal name Kolbeinn, with /v/ substituted for /b/.

English: from the rare Middle English personal name Colwin, Colvin, which may be a borrowing into English of a Welsh name whose modern form is Collwyn ‘white’, or of colwyn ‘doe, puppy, pet dog’, or of the placename Colwyn (Denbighshire, Radnorshire).

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

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