Zelinda Farnham

Brief Life History of Zelinda

When Zelinda Farnham was born on 5 July 1785, in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Asa Farnham, was 24 and her mother, Eunice Pratt, was 23. She married William Holloway on 21 January 1816, in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died in Pendleton, Niagara, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Holloway
1781–1852
Zelinda Farnham
1785–
Marriage: 21 January 1816
Sarah Holloway
1818–1868
George Holloway
1825–
Zelinda K. Halloway
1822–1899

Sources (2)

  • Zelinda Farnam, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Zelinda Farnam, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1808

Historical Boundaries 1808: Niagara, New York, United States

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Farnham in Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Essex, Suffolk, Surrey, and Yorkshire, all named from Old English fearn ‘fern’ + either hām ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water, a water-meadow’.

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

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