Brief Life History of Lydia
When Lydia Ellis was born on 18 June 1818, in Cassadaga, Chautauqua, New York, United States, her father, Freeman Ellis, was 38 and her mother, Abigail Simons, was 32. She married Orrin Zelotar Hart in 1844, in Cassadaga, Chautauqua, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Charlotte, Chautauqua, New York, United States for about 20 years and Gipson Precinct 16, Weld, Colorado, United States in 1900. She died on 30 November 1903, in Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States.
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- Lydia Cart in household of Oren Cart, "United States Census, 1850"
- Lydia Ellis Hart, "Find A Grave Index"
- Lydia Hart in household of Henry Waite, "United States Census, 1870"
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World Events (8)
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.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Elis, an Old French vernacular form of Elias, the Latin and New Testament Greek form of Hebrew Eliyahu; see Elijah and compare Elias , Lias , Ely .
English: possibly in some instances from the Middle English female personal name Elice, a pet form of Elizabeth .
Welsh: from Elis, a shortened form of the Welsh personal name Elisse (earlier Elisedd, a derivative of elus ‘kindly, benevolent’). As usual in Welsh, the stress in Elisse is on the penultimate syllable -li-, which shifts to initial El- when the name is shortened to Elis. It later became confused with Ellis in 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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