Brief Life History of Harriett Eulalia
When Harriett Eulalia Proctor was born on 23 February 1870, in Swain, North Carolina, United States, her father, James Lorenzo Proctor, was 19 and her mother, Sarah A. Jones, was 20. She married John C Welch on 9 May 1888, in Proctor, Swain, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Forneys Creek Township, Swain, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years and Gastonia Township, Gaston, North Carolina, United States for about 26 years. She died on 2 May 1946, in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, United States.
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Sources (28)
- Harriett M Proctor in household of James L Proctor, "United States Census, 1870"
- Eulalia Welch in entry for Roy Hamilton and Fama Welch, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Ulala Proctor in entry for Mollie Roper, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
Spouse and Children
1868–1950 Male
1870–1946 Female
Children (11)
1889–1953 Female
1891–1983 Female
1893–1929 Female
1895–1949 Male
1897–1989 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1851– Male
1849–1930 Female
Siblings (6)
1870–1946 Female
1871–1968 Female
1875– Female
1877–1918 Female
1879–1914 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 2
1877 · Last Troops Leave
Age 7
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 20
Name Meaning
English (northern): occupational name from Middle English prok(e)tour ‘steward’ (shortened from Old French procurateour, Latin procurator ‘agent’, from procurare ‘to manage’). The term was used most commonly of an attorney in a spiritual court, but also of other officials such as collectors of taxes and agents licensed to collect alms on behalf of lepers and enclosed orders of monks.
History: John Proctor (died 1757) was a prominent citizen of Boston, MA, and is buried in the King's Chapel Burying Ground there.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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