Brief Life History of Caleb Ball
When Caleb Ball Sippy was born on 4 December 1823, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Isaac Sippy, was 23 and his mother, Mercy Ball, was 22. He married Martha Means on 5 March 1846, in Hendersonville, Worth Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Liberty Township, Tipton, Indiana, United States in 1880. He died on 8 November 1897, in Tipton, Indiana, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Albright Cemetery, Kokomo, Center Township, Howard, Indiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Caleb Sippie, "United States Census, 1860"
- Caleb Ball Sippy, "Find A Grave Index"
- Caleb Sippy in entry for Cyrus Ball Sippy, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
Spouse and Children
1823–1897 Male
1824–1893 Female
Children (10)
1848–1938 Male
1849– Female
1851–1905 Female
1852–1882 Female
1854–1937 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1800–1869 Male
1801–1834 Female
Siblings (6)
1823–1897 Male
1825–1888 Female
1827–1909 Male
1828–1907 Female
1831–1857 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 2
1830
Age 7
1844
Age 21
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Indian Anil, Arvind, Dilip, Vishal.
Indian: from a shortened form of Sindhi Sipahimalani ‘descendant of Sipahimall’, presumably the personal name of an ancestor, derived from Persian sipāhī ‘soldier’ + məll (Sanskrit malla ‘wrestler’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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