Mary Ellet autobiography, 1870.

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Mary Ellet autobiography, 1870.

Autobiography describing Ellet's family life, experiences living on their farms, travels to Illinois, views on women's rights, Civil War, funerals, weddings, and other activities.

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Ellet, Charles Rivers, 1843-1863

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Ellet was born on June 1, 1843 in Philadelphia, the son of the noted civil engineer Charles Ellet, Jr. He was studying medicine at Georgetown University when the Civil War began. He served as an Army Assistant Surgeon during 1861-62. In the spring of 1862, when his father established the U.S. Ram Fleet, an Army unit of river steamers converted to rams, Charles Rivers Ellet transferred to that organization. Promoted to the rank of colonel later in the year, he commanded the ram Queen of the We...

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Ellet, Alfred Washington, 1820-1895

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Alfred Washington Ellet (b. October 11, 1820, Penn's Manor, Bucks County, Pennsylvania-d. January 9, 1895, El Dorado, Kansas), American army officer....

Ellet, Mary Israel, 1780-1870

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Mary Israel and Charles Ellet, a hardware merchant, were married in Philadelphia in 1801; they lived alternately in the city and on two farms, one near Tullytown, Pa., and one in Delaware or New Jersey. She bore 14 children, many of whom died in childhood or early adulthood and at the start of the Civil War, only Charles Ellet, Jr., John I. Ellet, Edward Carpenter Ellet, and Alfred Washington Ellet were still living. After the death of her husband in 1847, Mary Ellet spent several extended perio...

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Ellet, Charles, 1777-1847

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Ellet, Edward Carpenter

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Ellet, John I

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