Priscilla Eleanor Alley

Brief Life History of Priscilla Eleanor

When Priscilla Eleanor Alley was born on 3 October 1859, in Beals, Washington, Maine, United States, her father, Alexander A Alley, was 42 and her mother, Tryphenia Peabody, was 34. She married Sylvanus Rodney Norton on 21 September 1876, in Jonesport, Washington, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Maine, United States in 1870 and Jonesport, Washington, Maine, United States for about 40 years. She died on 1 January 1945, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

Sylvanus Rodney Norton
1854–1932
Priscilla Eleanor Alley
1859–1945
Marriage: 21 September 1876
Corris Sandy Norton
1877–1954
Nelson French Norton
1879–1968
Rufus D Norton
1881–1903
Izora Cora Norton
1883–1968
Elmira B Norton
1888–1964
Jeremiah Beal Norton
1890–1981
Elsie Julia Norton
1898–1959

Sources (15)

  • Priscilla Alley in household of Alexander Alley, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Percella Alby in entry for Jeremiah B Norton and Effie J Smith, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
  • Pricella Norton in household of Willie Chandler, "United States Census, 1940"

World Events (8)

1863

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

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

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.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Ally, Alli, as forms such as Johannes filius Alli (Norfolk, 1205) make clear. It may be a pet form of Alexander , Alan , Alice , or Alison , or a survival of Old Danish Alli, Old Swedish Alle, found as Alli in the Domesday Book.

In some cases also an altered form of French Hallé (see Halle 2) or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.

Variant of Allee 2, a surname of French origin.

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

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