Brief Life History of Elizabeth Jane "Bettie"
When Elizabeth Jane "Bettie" Gustin was born on 2 February 1861, in Cave-in-Rock, Hardin, Illinois, United States, her father, William Isaiah Gustin, was 44 and her mother, Catherine Charlotte Kelly, was 31. She had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Aaron Pell. She lived in Rosiclare, Hardin, Illinois, United States in 1930. She died before 1961, and was buried in Hardin, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (16)
- E J Pell in household of Aaron Pell, "United States Census, 1910"
- Elizabeth Jane Pell, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Elizabeth J Pell, "Illinois, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
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
French, Walloon, German, and Swedish; Slovenian and Croatian (mainly Guštin): from a short form of the personal name Augustin (Slovenian Avguštin, Avgustin, Croatian Auguštin, Augustin), from Latin Augustinus (see Austin ). Compare Gustine .
In some cases possibly also an American shortened form of Slovenian Gustinčič: patronymic from the personal name Gustin (see 1 above).
History: This surname (see 1 above) is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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