Brief Life History of Eli
When Eli Whipple was born on 17 October 1820, in Lake Luzerne, Lake Luzerne, Warren, New York, United States, his father, John Whipple, was 29 and his mother, Margery Willard, was 25. He married Patience Foster on 7 January 1842, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. He died on 11 May 1904, in Colonia Dublán, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, at the age of 83, and was buried in Colonia Dublán, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico.
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- Eli Whipple, "United States Census, 1850"
- Eli Whipple, "Find A Grave Index"
- Eli Whipple, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"
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1821
Colonization grant given to Moses Austin to settle Texas. Plan of Iguala proclaims Mexican independence. Augustín de Iturbide and Spanish envoy sign Treaty of Córdoba recognizing Mexico's independence. treaty not honored by Spanish government, however.
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1842
Santa Anna retires to his hacienda and leaves government to Nicolás Bravo.
Name Meaning
English: perhaps a nickname from an unrecorded diminutive of Middle English w(h)ippe ‘scourge, whip’, possibly contained in Middle English whippel-tre, a type of dogwood or cornus. For possible applications as a nickname see Whipp . Alternatively, perhaps from an unrecorded diminutive of the Middle English personal name Wippe (see Whipp ).
History: Matthew Whipple came from England to Ipswich, MA, c. 1638. His descendent William Whipple (1730–85) born in Kittery, ME, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. A John Whipple was one of the first settlers in Providence, RI.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of Eli Whipple and Patience Foster
Eli Whipple was born on October 17, 1820 in Luzerne, New York. He was the fourth son of John Whipple and Margaret Willard. The Whipple ancestry is traced back to Pembroke County, Wales. John Whip …
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