Brief Life History of Robert Habersham
When Robert Habersham Elliott was born in 1847, in Florida, United States, his father, Bishop Stephen Elliott, was 41 and his mother, Charlotte Bull Barnwell, was 37. He lived in Monroe, Georgia, United States in 1850. He died on 20 January 1937, in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States, at the age of 90.
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Sources (2)
- Habesham Elliot in household of Stephen Elliot, "United States Census, 1850"
- Robert H. Elliott, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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World Events (8)
1861
Florida has had 6 Constitutions since it became a state. The first Constitution was drafted in Saint Joseph, now known as Port St. Joe. Presently Florida is governed by the Constitution of 1968.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1871
Historical Boundaries: 1871: Jefferson, Alabama, United States [Spreads across Jefferson and Shelby counties]
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Eliot, a pet form of the Old Testament name Elijah, rendered in Greek as Ēlias and in Old French as Élie + the diminutive suffix -ot; compare Ellis . The name Aylett may in some cases also have been confused with or absorbed into Elliott.
Scottish: late variant of Elwood .
Scottish (of Breton origin): perhaps, as some members of the Elliott clan believe, a Scottish variant of the Breton surname Elleouet, a habitational name from one of the hamlets named Allegot in Finistère.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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