Brief Life History of Laura
When Laura Jewett was born in 1863, in New York, United States, her father, Horace B Jewett, was 30 and her mother, Delphine Merritt, was 19. She lived in Westville, Franklin, New York, United States in 1875. She died about 1881, at the age of 19.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Laura Jewitt in household of Horrace Jewitt, "New York State Census, 1875"
- Laura Jewett in household of Horace Jewett, "United States Census, 1870"
Parents and Siblings
1833– Male
1844–1930 Female
Siblings (6)
1861–1940 Male
1863–1881 Female
1865–1941 Male
1871– Male
1877–1955 Male
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World Events (7)
1863
Age 0
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 0
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 7
Name Meaning
English (northern): from the Middle English female personal name Jouet, Jouot, Juet. This was an Anglo-Norman French pronunciation of the Biblical name Judith and also a pet form (with the Anglo-Norman French suffix -et(te)) of both Judith and the much commoner female name Julian (from Latin Juliana, a derivative of Julius). See Jew and Julian .
Americanized form of French Jouet or Jouët (see Jouett ) and possibly also of some other similar (like-sounding) French surname.
History: This surname is listed along with the variant Jouett in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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