Bessie E. Clayton

Female6 March 1875–

Brief Life History of Bessie E.

When Bessie E. Clayton was born on 6 March 1875, in Millville, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Wilson Clayton, was 32 and her mother, Margaret M Eves, was 32. She married Eugene Clifford Longfellow on 6 April 1898, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Everett, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1900 and Saugus, Essex, Massachusetts, United States for about 30 years.

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Family Time Line

Eugene Clifford Longfellow
1872–
Bessie E. Clayton
1875–
Marriage: 6 April 1898
Emma J Longfellow
1899–1899
Arthur Clayton Longfellow
1907–1999

Sources (21)

  • Bessie E Longfellow in household of Eugene C Longfellow, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Bessie Longfellow - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Bessie Longfellow
  • Bessie E. Clayton, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 April 1898Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (13)

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    World Events (8)

    1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

    Age 1

    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.

    1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad

    Age 2

    Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.

    1906 · Saving Food Labels

    Age 31

    The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from any of numerous places, in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire, and Sussex, named Clayton, from Old English clǣg ‘clay’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.

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

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