Sophie Colvin
about 1873–
Illinois, United States
The Life Summary of Sophie
When Sophie Colvin was born about 1873, in Illinois, United States, her father, Richard Colvin, was 28 and her mother, Sylvia Electa Allen, was 26. She lived in Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States in 1880.
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Family Time Line
Richard Colvin
1845–1921
Sylvia Electa Allen
1847–1919
Phoebe Colvin
1870–
Jesse "Jess" Colvin
1870–1943
Sophie Colvin
1873–
Lottie M Colvin
1873–1925
Frank Colvin
1875–1944
George Colvin
1878–
Bert COLVIN
1881–1944
Mary Matilda Colvin
1884–1951
Edward Albert Colvin
1889–1942
Parents and Siblings
1845–1921Male
1847–1919Female
Siblings
(9)
1870–Female
1870–1943Male
1873–Female
1873–1925Female
1875–1944Male
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 2
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 2
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1877 · The First Workers Strike
Age 4
1877 · The First Workers Strike
Age 4
The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.
1904
Age 31
1904
Age 31
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
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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Sources (1)
- Sophie Colvin in household of Richard Colvin, "United States Census, 1880"
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