Brief Life History of Orson Hyde
When Orson Hyde Elliott was born on 28 January 1842, in Springfield Township, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, his father, David Elliott, was 42 and his mother, Mary Cahoon, was 31. He married Maria Teresa Gibbons on 5 September 1864, in San Francisco, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1852 and lived in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States in 1891 and San Francisco, California, United States for about 7 years. He died on 5 September 1909, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Colma, San Mateo, California, United States.
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- Orton H Elliott, "United States Census, 1900"
- Orson H Elliott, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
- O H Elliott, "United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Iowa is the 29th state.
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
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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BIOGRAPHY OF ORSON HYDE ELLIOTT
Orson Hyde Elliott was born 28 January 1842 in Springfield Township, Sangamon,Illinois to David and Miranda Reynolds Elliott. His father joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sai …
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