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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- 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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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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