Richard Elliott

Male1852–

Brief Life History of Richard

Richard Elliott was born in 1852, in Ireland. He had at least 1 son with Catharine E.. He lived in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1910.

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Richard Elliott
1852–
Catharine E.
1865–
Alexander Joseph Elliott
1886–1959

Sources (6)

  • Richard Elliott, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Richard Elliott in entry for Alexander Elliott, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Richard Elliott, "United States Census, 1900"

Spouse and Children

Children (1)

World Events (8)

1860 · Abraham Lincoln Elected President

Age 8

Abraham Lincoln was Elected President of the United States in November of 1860

1863

Age 11

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

1886

Age 34

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

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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