Elijah Evans
about 1793–
Virginia, United States
The Life of Elijah
When Elijah Evans was born about 1793, in Virginia, United States, his father, Benjamin Evans, was 22 and his mother, Elizabeth Weatherford, was 22.
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Family Time Line
Benjamin Evans
1771–
Elizabeth Weatherford
1771–
Elijah Evans
1793–
Fuqua Evans
1794–
Nancy Evans
1795–
Kitty Evans
1796–
William Evans
1797–1874
Parents and Siblings
1771–Male
Elizabeth Weatherford
1771–Female
siblings
(5)
1793–Male
Fuqua Evans
1794–Female
Nancy Evans
1795–Female
Kitty Evans
1796–Female
1797–1874Male
World Events (3)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 1
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 7
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.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
Age 19
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
Name Meaning
Welsh: patronymic from the personal name Iefan ( see Evan ), with redundant English patronymic -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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