Brief Life History of Jacob Alexander
When Jacob Alexander Elliott was born on 20 April 1871, in Morris Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Morgan Elliott, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Ellen Danley, was 32. He married Sarah Martha Plants on 8 August 1900, in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 6 September 1931, in Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Prosperity, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Jacob Alex Elliott in household of John Scott Elliott, "United States Census, 1900"
- Jacob Elliott, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Jacob Alexander Elliott, "Find a Grave Index"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
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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