Delilah Ewell
1840–
Shelby, Macomb, Michigan, United States
The Life of Delilah
When Delilah Ewell was born in 1840, in Shelby, Macomb, Michigan, United States, her father, Libbeus Ewell, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Garlick, was 26.
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Family Time Line
Libbeus Ewell
1812–1899
Elizabeth Garlick
1814–
Adelia Jefferson Ewell
1840–
Delilah Ewell
1840–
Amelia Ewell
1848–
Mary Ann Ewell
1842–1852
Thaddeus Ewell
1844–1844
Alpheus Ewell
1845–1845
Ann Eliza Ewell
1846–
Eli E Ewell
1848–1913
Clara Ewell
1849–
Louis Cass Ewell
1853–1941
Francis Marion Ewell
1854–1907
Charles O Ewell
1856–
Clarissa Louisa Ewell
1859–1891
Ewell
1859–
Parents and Siblings
1812–1899Male
1814–Female
siblings
(14)
1840–Female
1840–Female
1842–1852Female
1844–1844Male
1845–1845Male
+9 More Children
World Events (8)
1846
Age 6
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847 · Moving the State Capital
Age 7
The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.
1872 · The First National Park
Age 32
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Ewell in Surrey or from Ewell Minnis or Temple Ewell in Kent, all named with Old English ǣwell ‘river source’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Delilah Ewell in household of Lebbeous Ewell, "United States Census, 1850"
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