Brief Life History of Eliza Brooks
When Eliza Brooks Pettingell was born in 1875, in New Jersey, United States, her father, George Dean Pettingell, was 41 and her mother, Nancy Indiana Stansberry, was 32. She married Charles Henry Wettlin Sr. on 25 December 1898, in Asbury Park City, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Monmouth, New Jersey, United States in 1905 and Asbury Park City, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States in 1910.
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- Eliza B Wettlin in household of Charles H Wettlin, "New Jersey State Census, 1905"
- Eliza B. Pettingill, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
- Eliza B Pettingill in entry for Ruth W Bode, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1879
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.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
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: see Pettingale .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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