Selina Atwood Aiken

Brief Life History of Selina Atwood

When Selina Atwood Aiken was born on 16 August 1847, in Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont, United States, her father, Daniel Warner Aiken Sr, was 48 and her mother, Lucy Ann Tuttle, was 30. She married Hamilton Sullivan Peck on 28 January 1875, in Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Vermont, United States in 1870 and Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States for about 30 years. She died in 1940, at the age of 93, and was buried in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States.

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Hamilton Sullivan Peck
1845–1933
Selina Atwood Aiken
1847–1940
Marriage: 28 January 1875
Roy Hamilton Peck
1879–1939

Sources (17)

  • Selina Aiken in household of J W Aiken, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Selina Atwood Aiken, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
  • Selina Atwood Aiken Peck, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1863

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

1864 · St. Albans Raid

St. Albans Raid took place on October 19, 1864. It was a Confederate raid from Canada into Union territory. Confederate soldiers that were in Canada raided the town of St. Albans killed one person and robbed three banks.

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.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: variant of Scottish Aitken .

History: Aiken is the name of a NH family that was prominent in the 18th century; also of a Charleston family descended from William Aiken, who emigrated from Antrim in Ireland to Charleston c. 1800.

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

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