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