Brief Life History of Alden
When Alden Jewett was born on 7 February 1805, in Vermont, United States, his father, Nathan Jewett, was 32 and his mother, Lucy Hazzard Perry, was 24. He married Sarah Seelye on 8 July 1827, in Pownal, Bennington, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Marengo, McHenry, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 7 July 1878, at the age of 73, and was buried in Marengo City Cemetery, McHenry, Illinois, United States.
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- Alden Jewett, "United States Census, 1850"
- Alden Jewett, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Alden Jewett, "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English (northern): from the Middle English female personal name Jouet, Jouot, Juet. This was an Anglo-Norman French pronunciation of the Biblical name Judith and also a pet form (with the Anglo-Norman French suffix -et(te)) of both Judith and the much commoner female name Julian (from Latin Juliana, a derivative of Julius). See Jew and Julian .
Americanized form of French Jouet or Jouët (see Jouett ) and possibly also of some other similar (like-sounding) French surname.
History: This surname is listed along with the variant Jouett in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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