When Elisabeth Mühlestein was born on 2 November 1834, in Toffen, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Johannes Mühlestein, was 45 and her mother, Elisabeth Luethi, was 42. She married Christian Schöni on 29 September 1862, in Wahlern, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 28 November 1866, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
Swiss German (Mühlestein): from Middle High German mülstein ‘millstone’, possibly a nickname for a heavy person.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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