Elias Smith Gee

Brief Life History of Elias Smith

When Elias Smith Gee was born on 30 May 1838, in New Garden, Ray, Missouri, United States, his father, George Washington Gee, was 22 and his mother, Mary Jane Smith, was 25. He died on 10 August 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 17, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Gee
1815–1842
Mary Jane Smith
1813–1878
Elias Smith Gee
1838–1855
George Washington Gee II
1841–1919

Sources (15)

  • Elias S Gee in household of Elias Smith, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Elia Smith Gee, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
  • Elias Gee, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"

World Events (4)

1843

Historical Boundaries: 1843: Davis, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Davis, Iowa, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Name Meaning

Irish: pronounced originally with a hard /g/, a shortened form of McGee , Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha ‘son of Aodh’ (see McCoy ).

English: pronounced with a soft g, /dʒ/; generally a variant of Jay .

French (Gée): habitational name from any of several places called Gée or Gé, for example in Maine-et-Loire, derived from the Gallo-Roman domain name Gaiacum. Compare Ge .

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

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