Esther Emma Eggleston

Brief Life History of Esther Emma

When Esther Emma Eggleston was born on 7 January 1842, in Lewis, Lewis, Essex, New York, United States, her father, Henry Eggleston, was 33 and her mother, Lydia Robbins Broomly, was 32. She married Joseph Pollard about 1862. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Wheeling, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1909. She died on 29 October 1909, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Pollard
1838–
Esther Emma Eggleston
1842–1909
Marriage: about 1862
Addie M Pollard
1870–1891
Miss Pollard
1875–
Lillian Pollard
1880–1941

Sources (9)

  • Ester E Eigleston in household of John Brumly, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Emma E Pollard, "Illinois, Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999"
  • Emma E Eggleston in entry for Lillian Pollard, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and is open 22 hours per day . 

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Eggleston (Durham) or Egglestone (North Yorkshire). The Durham placename is from the Old English personal name Ecgwulf + tūn ‘settlement, farmstead’, whereas the North Yorkshire name is probably from the Old English personal name Ecgel + tūn.

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

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