Micajah Dillingham

Brief Life History of Micajah

When Micajah Dillingham was born on 16 November 1797, in Saratoga, Saratoga, New York, United States, his father, John Dillingham, was 24 and his mother, Mary Covill, was 23. He married Elizabeth Williams after 22 February 1822. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Peru Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died on 18 March 1851, in Peru Township, Delaware, Ohio, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Alum Creek Friends Cemetery, Marengo, Morrow, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Micajah Dillingham
1797–1851
Elizabeth Williams
1799–1884
Marriage: after 22 February 1822
Richard Dillingham
1823–1850
June Dillingham
1827–
Edith Dillingham
1835–1910
Deborah Dillingham
1825–1846
Jane Dillingham
1827–1908
Alfred Dillingham
1829–1853
Abigail Dillingham
1831–1906
Mary Dillingham
1834–1849
Sarah Dillingham
1839–1904
Elwood Dillingham
1842–1910

Sources (9)

  • Mcajah Dillingham, "United States Census, 1830"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Micajah Dillingham - Individual or family possessions: birth: 16 November 1797; Saratoga, Saratoga, New York, United States
  • Micajah Dillingham, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

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.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English (Bedfordshire): habitational name, probably from Dullingham in Cambridgeshire, recorded as Dolingeham in 1214 and Dillyngham in 1298, named in Old English as ‘homestead (Old English hām) of the people (-inga-) of Dull(a)’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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