Brief Life History of Elijah
When Elijah Malin Jr was born on 11 March 1808, in West Nantmeal Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Elijah Malin Sr., was 34 and his mother, Catherine Essick, was 29. He married Sarah McGuckin on 4 February 1830, in Long Ridge, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 5 May 1849, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
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- Elijah Malin Jr, "Find A Grave Index"
- Elijah Mailin in entry for James Elijah Mailin, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
- Elijah in entry for James Elijah Malin, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (7)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812
Historical Boundaries: 1812: St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English female personal name Malin, a diminutive of Mall or Mald (Maud). See Mall and compare Mallinson and Maude 2.
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Male (a back-formation from Malka as if it contained the Slavic diminutive suffix -ke), with the addition of the Slavic possessive suffix -in.
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name from Malin, a place in Ukraine.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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