When Charles Edward Elliott was born on 27 March 1884, in Mason, Michigan, United States, his father, Jonathan Ara Elliot, was 27 and his mother, Anna Delia Phoebe Burnham, was 25. He married Armenta Queen Locke on 10 April 1910, in Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Wray Township, Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States for about 10 years and Supervisorial District 1, Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1940. He died on 8 January 1948, in Madera, Madera, California, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Chowchilla, Madera, California, United States.
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Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
The Bagley Memorial Fountain was erected in 1887 with funds from the estate of John Judson Bagley. Bagley's will ordered the construction of the drinking fountain which would provide the people of Detroit "water cold and pure as the coldest mountain stream." H.H. Richards was the architect for the Romanesque-style, pink granite, lionhead fountain. It is engraved with the words, "TESTAMENTARY GIFT FOR THE PEOPLE FROM JOHN JUDSON BAGLEY A.D. MDCCCLXXXVII".
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
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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