Emeline Mowbray Guillow

Female7 March 1828–24 October 1896

Brief Life History of Emeline Mowbray

When Emeline Mowbray Guillow was born on 7 March 1828, in Gilsum, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, her father, John Crawford Guillow Sr, was 43 and her mother, Betsey Stevens, was 39. She married Alba Cody Davis on 3 June 1846, in Gilsum, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Roxbury, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States in 1880. She died on 24 October 1896, in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Roxbury Center, Roxbury, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alba Cody Davis
1821–1906
Emeline Mowbray Guillow
1828–1896
Marriage: 3 June 1846
Emma Jeanette Davis
1853–1869
George Henry Davis
1856–1931

Sources (12)

  • Emiline Davis in household of Alva Davis, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Emeline M Guillow, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
  • Index to Marriages

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 June 1846Gilsum, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (13)

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    World Events (7)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 2

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    1833 · First Public Library Founded in Petersborough

    Age 5

    In 1833, the oldest tax-supported public library in the world was established by Reverend Abiel Abbot. 

    1846

    Age 18

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    French: from a pet form of the personal name Guillaume ‘William’, derived from its short form Guille 2.

    Hispanic (Guillón): possibly of French origin (see above and Villon ).

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

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