Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Bratton was born on 19 January 1838, in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, George Washington Bratton, was 23 and her mother, Mary Palmer Graves, was 19. She married Joel Parrish on 16 July 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Centerville Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 10 November 1925, in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Centerville City Cemetery, Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Elizabeth Parrish, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Bratton - Individual or family possessions: birth: 19 January 1838; Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
- Elizabeth Bratton Parrish, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places called Bratten (in Shropshire, Somerset, and Wiltshire) or from Bratton Clovelly or Bratton Fleming in Devon. The Shropshire and Somerset places are named with Old English brōc ‘brook’ + tūn ‘settlement’. The Wiltshire and Devon names are from Old English brǣc ‘newly cultivated ground’ + tūn.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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