Fidelia A. Elliott

Female1859–

Brief Life History of Fidelia A.

When Fidelia A. Elliott was born in 1859, in Henry, Alabama, United States, her father, Ira Elliott, was 50 and her mother, Nancy T. Killingsworth, was 37. She lived in Columbia, Houston, Alabama, United States in 1860.

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Family Time Line

Ira Elliott
1810–1866
Nancy T. Killingsworth
1822–1900
Thomas J. Elliott
1844–1917
Daniel E. Elliott
1845–1864
Augustus H. W. Elliott
1848–1926
Nancy Anne Temperance Elliott
1854–1937
Martha A. Elizabeth Elliott
1855–
Fidelia A. Elliott
1859–
Nellie Sol Elliott
1860–1935

Sources (1)

  • F A Elliott in household of Ira Elliott, "United States Census, 1860"

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Siblings (7)

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World Events (8)

1863

Age 4

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

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

Age 4

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 31

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

English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Eliot, a pet form of the Old Testament name Elijah, rendered in Greek as Ēlias and in Old French as Élie + the diminutive suffix -ot; compare Ellis . The name Aylett may in some cases also have been confused with or absorbed into Elliott.

Scottish: late variant of Elwood .

Scottish (of Breton origin): perhaps, as some members of the Elliott clan believe, a Scottish variant of the Breton surname Elleouet, a habitational name from one of the hamlets named Allegot in Finistère.

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

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