More than family history, they left behind a legacy.
The Childs Family is more than just a family. The Childs Family descendants have left a legacy spanning multiple continents and over many centuries. Our roots have been traced as far back as early 7th century Europe and the surname can be traced back to the time of Childric the 1st, the Merovingian king of the Salian Franks in Western Europe 457AD. Learn about the family's unique heritage and impact on history over sixteen centuries. The family was involved in world changing events such as the Cluniac movement in 10th century France, the Norman Conquest in 11th century England, and can be traced back to early settlements of the New World America as early as 1635. Welcome and thank you for letting us share our family's history and journey.
Brad & Ciana
Santa Fe Tree House Camp
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Brad Childs, The Wilderness Institute, Inc.
Santa Fe Tree House Camp
brad@wildernessinstitute.com
Our Ancestor's First Thanksgiving
1621 Plymouth massachusetts
The Hopkins and the Billington families that came from England on the Mayflower, and also our direct descendents, were at the first Thanksgiving in 1621.
Edwin and Lillie Childs Family
Early 1900's Michigan
This site shares the stories and lives of the direct descendants of Edwin and Lillie Childs. The history of the living Childs family members unites us all to celebrate the unique heritage of the strong family name.
Sir Josiah Child
1630 – 22 June 1699
Josiah was an English merchant and politician, and really established our family name in history. He was an economist proponent of mercantilism and governor of the Honourable East India Company.
Jonas Henry Childs
1791–1875
Jonas Henry Childs (Deacon Childs) was one our most important ancestors. He had a direct impact on the family's migration west during the early 1800's. He was born on February 18, 1791, in Becket, Massachusetts and moved to settle in Ohio after the War of 1812. He married Amelia Lydia F. Kingsley on March 19, 1811. They had five children during their marriage, one of which moved to Michigan which lead to the story of the Edwin and Lillie Childs family.
The origin and development of the name Child came from various possible application from the Old English pre 7th Century "Cild", (Medieval English "Child"), meaning "child". The final "s" on the name represents the patronymic form. On June 14th 1677 Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Childs, was christened in Wandsworth, London.