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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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
1854–1925 Male
1858–1949 Female
Children (4)
1882–1899 Male
1885–1942 Female
1887–1974 Male
1890–1950 Female
Parents and Siblings
1828–1874 Male
1834–1887 Female
Siblings (1)
1854–1925 Male
World Events (8)
1863
Age 9
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 9
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 21
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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