Brief Life History of Charity
When Charity Sutton was born on 7 October 1856, in Halbert Township, Martin, Indiana, United States, her father, Josiah Silas Sutton, was 27 and her mother, Marinda Terrell, was 27. She married William Elliott on 16 September 1873, in Lawrence, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 17 June 1911, in Fort Lupton, Weld, Colorado, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Halbert Township, Martin, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Charity Elliott, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Charity Sutton - Individual or family possessions: birth: 7 October 1855; Martin, Indiana, United States
- Charity Sutton, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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World Events (8)
1861
Historical Boundaries: 1861: Weld, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: Weld, Colorado, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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
English: habitational name from any of numerous places called Sutton, named with Old English sūth ‘south, southern’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The English surname is also common in Ireland (Wexford, Kildare), where it has been established since the 13th century and Gaelicized as de Sutún.
Jewish (from the former Ottoman Empire, including Syria): unexplained.
English: topographic name from Middle English (bi) suthentune ‘(at the place to the) south of the village’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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