Brief Life History of Thomas John
When Thomas John Hewitt was born on 28 November 1899, in Rockville, Vernon, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, his father, John Arthur Hewitt, was 24 and his mother, Clara Mary Berthel, was 21. He married Lena E Brendel in Rockville, Vernon, Tolland, Connecticut, United States. He lived in Vernon, Tolland, Connecticut, United States in 1995. He died on 26 February 1995, in Rockville, Vernon, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Vernon, Tolland, Connecticut, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- Thomas Hurtt, "United States Census, 1940"
- Thomas John, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Thomas John Hewitt, "Connecticut, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
Spouse and Children
1899–1995 Male
1896–1950 Female
Parents and Siblings
1875–1955 Male
1878–1938 Female
Siblings (5)
1899–1995 Male
1902–1959 Male
1907–1983 Female
1913–1977 Female
1915–2001 Male
World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 1
1900 · First U.S. Navy Submarine Constructed
Age 1
1926 · Sergeant Stubby Dies
Age 27
Name Meaning
English:
from the Middle English personal name Hewet, Huet, Hughet, Howet, pet forms of Hugh (Middle English Hewe, Hue; see Hugh and compare Hew ). The spelling Hughet stood for both Huet and the synonymous Huget; see Huggett . This surname has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.
habitational name from Hewitts in Chelsfield or Hewitts in Willesborough (both Kent), both named from Old English hīewett ‘cutting’, denoting a place where trees had been cut down. Here there lived families called de la Hewatte (1270), de la hewett (1301), and atte Hewete (1338). The name may also be topographic for someone who lived in a newly made clearing in a wood.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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