Elizabeth Jane Hogg

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Jane

When Elizabeth Jane Hogg was born on 5 December 1872, in Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, her father, George Hogg, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth Jane Blaylock, was 30. She married John Henry Clifton on 23 January 1889, in Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. She immigrated to Canada in 1900 and lived in Alberta, Canada in 1916 and Fort Macleod, MD of Willow Creek No. 26, Alberta, Canada for about 5 years. She died on 4 March 1944, in Claresholm, MD of Willow Creek No. 26, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 71, and was buried in Granum, MD of Willow Creek No. 26, Alberta, Canada.

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Family Time Line

John Henry Clifton
1867–1930
Elizabeth Jane Hogg
1872–1944
Marriage: 23 January 1889
George Heber Clifton
1890–1979
Fannie Elizabeth Clifton
1891–1908
John Leslie Clifton
1893–1951
Rhoda Jane Clifton
1895–1972
Joseph Harold Clifton
1897–1972
Martha Ruth Clifton
1899–2000
Albert Clarence Clifton
1902–1918
Walter Ernest Clifton
1903–1998
Gordon Lloyd Clifton
1907–1959
Jane Victoria Clifton
1908–1990
Robert Kenneth Clifton
1908–1975
Elizabeth Ellen Clifton
1911–2006
Dorothy May Clifton
1916–1996
David Hogg Clifton
1918–2009

Sources (25)

  • Elizibith Clifton, "Canada, Prairie Provinces, Census, 1926"
  • Elizaeth J Hoge, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"
  • Elizabeth Hodge in entry for Leonard T Johnson and Mrs R J Reinoehl, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"

World Events (8)

1874

"The fort was built as a 70 by 70 meters square (233 by 233 ft) on October 18, 1874. Fort Macleod was originally established in 1874 on a peninsula along the Oldman River, then moved in 1884 to the present town location In 1906 a fire devastated the downtown and destroyed most of the wooden buildings. From 1906 to 1912 Macleod had its greatest period of growth, as more new brick and stone building replaced the destroyed wooden ones. Then in 1912 the CPR moved the divisional point and 200 jobs to Lethbridge, devastating the local economy. Fort Macleod ceased to grow, and in 1924 was forced to declare bankruptcy. Until the 1970s, the town's economy stagnated and the buildings from the turn-of-the-century remained untouched.[9] In 1978 Alberta Culture started to inventory the downtown buildings, and in 1982 the downtown became Alberta's first ""Provincial Historic Area"". As well, Heritage Canada started a Main Street Restoration Project in 1982, aiming to preserve the sandstone and brick buildings, some dati"

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English (northern England and Scotland): nickname for a swineherd or shepherd, from Middle English hog(ge) (Old English hogg) denoting either a pig, especially a castrated one, or a young sheep before its first shearing (the latter sense is most likely in northern England).

German (Högg): topographic name, a variant of Heck 1, found chiefly in Bavaria.

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

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