Elliot D Alden

MaleApril 1854–19 December 1925

Brief Life History of Elliot D

When Elliot D Alden was born in April 1854, in Avoca, Avoca, Steuben, New York, United States, his father, Andrew Jackson Alden, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Blake, was 20. He married Charlotte Amelia "Lottie" Hoyt in 1880. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Avoca, Steuben, New York, United States for about 15 years and Bath, Steuben, New York, United States for about 45 years. He died on 19 December 1925, in Bath, Bath, Steuben, New York, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Nondaga Cemetery, Bath, Steuben, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elliot D Alden
1854–1925
Charlotte Amelia "Lottie" Hoyt
1858–1949
Marriage: 1880
Walter H Alden
1882–1899
Emeline L Alden
1885–1942
Floyd Dana Alden
1887–1974
Charlotte M Alden
1890–1950

Sources (26)

  • Elliott D. Alden in household of Sarah A. Alden, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Elliott D Alden, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
  • Elliott Alden in entry for Floyd D. Alden, "New York Marriages, 1686-1980"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1880
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 9

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

    1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

    Age 9

    The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 21

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    English: from a Middle English personal name. This is either Aldwin, Aldin (representing Old English Ealdwine with loss of -w-) or Middle English Alwin with an intrusive -d- (see Alwin ), or Aldan, a variant of the Anglo-Scandinavian personal name Healfdene (see Haldane ).

    Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead in western Norway, so named because of its situation below a high mountain Alden, from an unattested word ‘high, standing out’.

    History: John Alden (c. 1599–1687) was one of the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He moved from Plymouth to Duxbury, MA, c. 1627. Many of his descendants were merchant seamen, among them James Alden (1810–77), who twice circumnavigated the globe.

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

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