Brief Life History of Ellen
When Ellen Boardman was born on 7 November 1850, in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Boardman, was 37 and her mother, Mary Marshall, was 32. She married David Young Henderson in 1866, in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to United States in 1866 and lived in Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. She died on 24 August 1921, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Ellen Henderson in household of D J Henderson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Ellen Boardman, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Ellen Henderson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1858 · Halle Orchestra Give First Performance
The Hallé Orchestra named after Charles Hallé became a permanent orchestra when they played for the first time on January 30, 1858, in the Free Trade Hall. The orchestra fell on hard times in 1861 and performed only two concerts. From 1899-1911 Hans Richter directed the orchestra.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): occupational name from Middle English bord(e) ‘board, plank, table’ + man, for a carpenter, sawyer, or a maker of boards and planks. Compare Board .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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