Harry Thomas Dyott

Male5 August 1871–1 December 1961

Brief Life History of Harry Thomas

Harry Thomas Dyott was born on 5 August 1871, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States as the son of Thomas W. Dyott. He married Cecelia Clifton Winchester on 27 December 1893, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States in 1920. He died on 1 December 1961, in Wood-Ridge, Bergen, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harry Thomas Dyott
1871–1961
Cecelia Clifton Winchester
1872–1960
Marriage: 27 December 1893
Rodney Winchester Dyott
1894–1987
Dorothy W. Dyott
1898–1984
Nelson Oliver Dyott
1901–1903

Sources (16)

  • Harry Dyott in household of T. R. Walker, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Harry Dyott, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906"
  • Dyott, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 December 1893Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1872 · The First National Park

    Age 1

    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.

    1879

    Age 8

    Thomas Edison had been seeking to create a more practical and affordable version of the lightbulb, primarily for home use. Edison had attempted several different materials, including platinum and other metals, before ultimately deciding on a carbon filament. On October 21, 1879, Edison finally carried out the first successful test of this new light bulb in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 25

    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: See Dyett .

    Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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