Brief Life History of Susan
When Susan Lavender was born on 12 September 1832, in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Lavender, was 28 and her mother, Charlotte Apthorpe, was 25. She married James Miller on 19 September 1861, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She lived in Madison, Nebraska, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 15 January 1929, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Susan Gates in household of Ruben Gates, "United States Census, 1870"
- Susan Lavender Gates, "BillionGraves Index"
- Susan Lavender in entry for Susan Hannah Gates, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
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.
1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Madison, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Madison, Nebraska, United States
1859 · Logan is Founded
"\""During the end of April, David Reese and his company settled the land north of the Logan River. That area was the second permanent settlement in Cache Valley and the future location of Logan. The city's boundary was drawn by Logan's first bishop, Jesse W. Fox, a government engineer. The name \""\""Logan\""\"" comes from a trapper that used to frequent the area before the pioneers came to the valley.\"""
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a washerman or launderer, Old French lavendier (from Late Latin lavandarius, an agent derivative of lavanda ‘washing, things to be washed’). The term was applied especially to a worker in the wool industry who washed the raw wool or rinsed the cloth after fulling. There is no evidence for any direct connection with the word for the plant (Middle English, Old French lavendre). However, the etymology of the plant name is obscure; it may have been named in ancient times with reference to the use of lavender oil for cleaning or of the dried heads of lavender in perfuming freshly washed clothes.
In some cases possibly also Walloon and Flemish: variant of French Lavandier , a cognate of 1 above, or perhaps a nickname from Dutch lavender ‘lavender’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Elizabeth Lavender Bateman Jenkins
Thomas and Charlotte Lavender (Elizabeth’s parents) were born in Bedfordshire, England. His occupation was that of a fancy gardener. They were very well to do people. To this union five children were …
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