Brief Life History of Augustus Griswold
When Augustus Griswold Elliott was born on 20 October 1778, in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Nathan Elliott, was 53 and his mother, Clarina Griswold, was 45. He died on 26 August 1834, at the age of 55, and was buried in Springville, Erie, New York, United States.
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- Augustus G Elliott, "Find A Grave Index"
- United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WH-JHL5?cc=2078654&wc=M7H5-MMW%3A358134101%2C358242301
- United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WH-JTBF?cc=2078654&wc=M7HP-YNL%3A358134101%2C358229301
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1779
In 1779, when the town became incorporated, it was decided to change the name from Judea to Washington
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
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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