Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Wilkins was born in 1795, in Burlington, New Jersey, United States, her father, Joseph Wilkins Sr, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Norton, was 32. She married Abner Sinclair on 13 June 1813, in Columbiana, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in New Market, Highland, Ohio, United States in 1850 and New Market, New Market Township, Highland, Ohio, United States in 1860. She died before 1826, in Ohio, United States.
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- Elizabeth Wilkins, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Wilkins - Individual or family possessions: death: before 1826; Ohio, United States
- Copy of Joseph & Sarah Wilkins + Susanna, Rachel, Daniel, Joseph, Sarah, Elizabeth, Tamson, Wm Jr. arrive with certificate from Hanover, VA at Redstone Mm, Fayett, PA and endorsed to continue to Middleton Mm, Ohiol 1804;
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
Name Meaning
English (West Midlands and southern England): variant of Wilkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
North German and Dutch: variant of Wilkens .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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