Luther Elliott

Maleabout 1818–1893

Brief Life History of Luther

When Luther Elliott was born about 1818, in Morris Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Atkinson Elliott JR, was 26 and his mother, Jemima Winget, was 24. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and East Finley, East Finley Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. He died in 1893, in Richhill Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 76.

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Family Time Line

William Atkinson Elliott JR
1793–1872
Jemima Winget
1795–1878
Abraham Elliott
1817–1893
Luther Elliott
1818–1893
William David Elliott
1825–1904
Emeline Elliott
1828–1910
Sabina Elliott
1828–1907
Jackson Thomas Elliott
1829–1865
Elizabeth Elliot
1829–
Sarah Elliott
1833–
John Morgan Elliott
1835–1890
Margaret E. Elliott
1837–1902

Sources (6)

  • Luther Elliot, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Luther Elliott in entry for Elizabeth E. Hells, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
  • Luther Elliott, "United States Census, 1850"

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World Events (7)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

Age 1

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. 

1820 · Making States Equal

Age 2

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1846

Age 28

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, Old French personal name Eliot, a pet form of the Old Testament name Elijah, rendered in Greek as Ēlias and in Old French as Élie + the diminutive suffix -ot; compare Ellis . The name Aylett may in some cases also have been confused with or absorbed into Elliott.

Scottish: late variant of Elwood .

Scottish (of Breton origin): perhaps, as some members of the Elliott clan believe, a Scottish variant of the Breton surname Elleouet, a habitational name from one of the hamlets named Allegot in Finistère.

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

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