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
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"
Parents and Siblings
1793–1872 Male
1795–1878 Female
Siblings (10)
1817–1893 Male
1818–1893 Male
1825–1904 Male
1828–1910 Female
1828–1907 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (7)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 1
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 2
1846
Age 28
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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