Brief Life History of Clayton Wright
When Clayton Wright Foote was born on 5 December 1882, in East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, his father, Adelbert Pierpont Foote, was 36 and his mother, Estelle Florence Boardman, was 33. He lived in Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States for about 51 years. He died on 20 March 1951, at the age of 68, and was buried in Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Clayton Forte, "United States Census, 1930"
- Clayton Wright Foote, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Clayton W. Foote, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1882–1951 Male
1885–1967 Female
Parents and Siblings
1846–1924 Male
1849–1924 Female
Siblings (4)
1871– Male
1879– Male
1882–1958 Male
1882–1951 Male
World Events (8)
1886
Age 4
1900 · First U.S. Navy Submarine Constructed
Age 18
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
Age 19
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from Middle English fot ‘foot’ (Old English fōt), sometimes translated in medieval documents by Latin cum pede ‘with the foot’. Probably a nickname for someone with a deformity of the foot or with large feet.
English: occasionally perhaps from the rare Middle English personal name Fot, from Old Norse Fótr, originally a nickname with the same sense as 1 above.
English: topographic name for someone who lived at the foot of a hill.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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