Augustus Kelsey

Brief Life History of Augustus

When Augustus Kelsey was born about 1861, in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, Eli Jarvis Kelsey, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth G. Hyde, was 32.

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Eli Jarvis Kelsey
1831–1914
Elizabeth G. Hyde
1831–1922
Harmon Jarvis Kelsey
1856–1934
Eben Kelsey
1859–
Monroe Kelsey
1859–
Augustus Kelsey
1861–
William Henry Kelsey
1857–1924
George Hyde Kelsey
1858–1914
Elizabeth Gardner Kelsey
1861–1949
Grace E. Kelsey
1869–1972
Arthur Martin Kelsey
1871–1941
Mabel V Kelsey
1879–1974

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    World Events (3)

    1863

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

    1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

    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.

    1868 · Land in Groton Given to US Navy for Navy Station

    In 1868, the State of Connecticut gave the Navy 112 acres of land along the Thames River. This became the location of the Naval Submarine Base. It was designed to hold 1,400 men and 20 submarines. During WWII it was expanded to 497 acres. 

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from North or South Kelsey in Lincolnshire, so named from an uncertain initial element (perhaps an Old English personal name with genitive -es) + Old English ēg ‘island’.

    Possibly also an Americanized form of German Gelzer.

    History: William Kelsey was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).

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

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