Brief Life History of Cornelia "Kitty"
When Cornelia "Kitty" Boots was born in April 1838, in Montgomery Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States, her father, James Boots, was 47 and her mother, Sarah Stringer, was 36. She married James Harrison Allison on 19 February 1861. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Vernon Township, Dubuque, Iowa, United States for about 15 years. She died on 15 January 1924, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Seattle, King, Washington, United States.
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- Cornelia Allison in household of John Allison, "United States Census, 1870"
- Cornelia Boots, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Cornelia Boots Allison, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851
Historical Boundaries 1851: Lewis, Oregon Territory, United States 1852: Thurston, Oregon Territory, United States 1852: King, Oregon Territory, United States 1853: King, Washington Territory, United States 1889: King, Washington, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Dutch and German: patronymic from Boot .
Probably also an Americanized form of German Butz .
English (Sussex and Kent): variant of Boot , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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