Tell Albert Chatelain

Brief Life History of Tell Albert

When Tell Albert Chatelain was born on 11 October 1861, in Les Ponts-de-Martel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, his father, Ulysses Henri Chatelain, was 31 and his mother, Henrietta Huguenin Vuillemin, was 30. He married Marie Helene Stahly on 4 December 1884, in McLean, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Earl Township, Frontier, Nebraska, United States in 1910 and Key West Township, Coffey, Kansas, United States for about 15 years. He died on 15 August 1945, in Waverly, Coffey, Kansas, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Key West Cemetery, Lebo, Coffey, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Tell Albert Chatelain
1861–1945
Marie Helene Stahly
1859–1930
Marriage: 4 December 1884
Albert Lee Chatelain
1886–1948
Ella May Chatelain
1887–1948
Lillie Fannie Chatelain
1888–1962
Elmer Edward Chatelain
1889–1906
Grace Edna Chatelain
1891–1972
Irvin John Chatelain
1892–1972
Lee Fritz Chatelain
1894–1964
Pearl Mary Chatelain
1898–1986

Sources (15)

  • Albert Chatelain, "Kansas State Census, 1915"
  • Fell Albert Chatelain, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Tell Albert Chatelain, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1878

Historical Boundaries: 1878: Coffey, Kansas, United States

1883

Historical Boundaries: 1883: Coffee, Kansas, United States

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Angelle, Camille, Cecile, Elzear, Fernand, Gilles, Jean Claude, Jean Robert, Jean-Luc, Marcel, Thierry.

French (Châtelain): from châtelain ‘lord (of the manor)’, Old French chastelain (from Latin castellanus, a derivative of castellum ‘castle’), applied either as a status name for the governor or constable of a castle or as an ironic nickname.

History: François Châtelain/Chastelain from Paris, France, married Marguerite Cardin in Trois-Rivi-ères, QC, in 1729.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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