Ella Louise Leavitt

Brief Life History of Ella Louise

When Ella Louise Leavitt was born on 5 June 1878, in Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, her father, Elmer Jonathan Leavitt, was 23 and her mother, Carrie Ella Blish, was 18. She married George Blair Hill Sr. in 1899, in Sullivan, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia, United States in 1910 and Norfolk, Virginia, United States in 1920.

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Family Time Line

George Blair Hill Sr.
1872–1940
Ella Louise Leavitt
1878–
Marriage: 1899
Virginia Leavitt Hill
1899–
George Blair Hill Jr.
1902–1985

Sources (16)

  • Ella L Hill in household of George B Hill, "United States Census, 1930"
  • E. L. Hall, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Ella Louiza Leavitt, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

Name Meaning

English:

(of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French leuet ‘wolf cub’ (see Low 3).

habitational name from any of various places in Normandy called Livet. All are of obscure, presumably Gaulish, etymology.

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

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