Eleanor Ellen Ellett

Brief Life History of Eleanor Ellen

When Eleanor Ellen Ellett was born on 4 January 1841, in London, England, her father, John James Ellett, was 20 and her mother, Eleanor Davidson, was 16. She married Samuel Pierce Hoyt on 14 February 1856, in Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States. She lived in Norwood Park, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 7 August 1880, in Newburgh, Penobscot, Maine, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Chapman Cemetery, Newburgh, Penobscot, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Sweetser
1836–1901
Eleanor Ellen Ellett
1841–1880
Marriage: 9 May 1863

Sources (12)

  • Ellen S?vitser, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Eleanor Ellott, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Eleanor W. Sweetser, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and is open 22 hours per day . 

1852 · First Public Lavatory Erected 

George Jenning was the person that invented and gave us the public lavatory. It cost people a penny to use. 

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English female personal name Elot, a pet form of Ellen using the diminutive suffix -ot.

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

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Eleanor Davidson Ellett and John James Ellott

Compiled by Mildred Robison Stutz, great-granddaughter of Eleanor Davidson Ellett (Written about 1997, Provo, Utah) Eleanor Davidson Ellett Alexander was born in Middlesex, London, England on …

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