Brief Life History of Lottie
When Lottie Pitcher was born in July 1885, in Lura Township, Faribault, Minnesota, United States, her father, Lafayette Adam Pitcher, was 49 and her mother, Isadore Maria Galpin, was 46.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Lottie Pitcher in household of Isidor Pitcher, "Minnesota State Census, 1895"
- Lottie Pitcher in household of Lafayette L Pitcher, "United States Census, 1900"
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World Events (8)
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1893 · The Minnesota State Flag
The Flag of Minnesota was adopted on August 2 and consists of scenes from the seal of Minnesota. The flag has been modified over the years to be easier to manufacture.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
English (mainly eastern and southern): from an agent derivative of Middle English pich ‘pitch’, hence an occupational name for a caulker, one who sealed the seams of ships or barrels with pitch.
Possibly from German Pitscher, from a short form of a personal name formed with Old High German bītan ‘to endure’, or bittan ‘to wish or ask for’, or from a variant of Pietsch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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