Brief Life History of Ella May
When Ella May Pease was born on 16 April 1875, in Brooks, Waldo, Maine, United States, her father, Simeon S. Pease, was 33 and her mother, Elmira W Hubbard, was 21. She married Thomas Dwayne Evans on 22 October 1895, in Weld, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Hillsboro, Weld, Colorado, United States in 1900 and Johnstown, Weld, Colorado, United States for about 20 years. She died on 9 July 1934, in Longmont, Boulder, Colorado, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Longmont, Boulder, Colorado, United States.
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- Ella Evans in household of Thomas D Evans, "United States Census, 1930"
- Ella Pease, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
- Ella May Pease Evans, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1876 · Colorado becomes a State
On Aug 1, 1876, The United States Congress passed an act making the Territory of Colorado the 38th state.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English pese, pise (Old English peose, pise) ‘pea’. The word was commonly used to denote something small or of little worth, as in the phrase not worth a pese. It may have been used to nickname someone who habitually used the term or who was thought to merit it. It might alternatively have been a name for a pea-seller. Compare Bean .
Americanized form of French Pié (see Pie ), with the addition of excrescent -s, a common feature of Americanized surnames.
History: Robert and John Pease came from Great Baddow, Essex, England, to Salem, MA, in 1634. In 1644 Robert died, leaving a son (also called Robert) who was apprenticed as a weaver in Salem. By 1646 John Pease was living on Martha's Vineyard.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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