Emma Cumberland

Brief Life History of Emma

When Emma Cumberland was born on 9 September 1844, in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Henry Cumberland, was 24 and her mother, Martha Robinson, was 25. She married John Joseph Kelly on 21 January 1865, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 24 November 1918, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Ogden Utah Temple, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Joseph Kelly
1827–1896
Emma Cumberland
1844–1918
Marriage: 21 January 1865
Katherine Kelly
1867–1951
William Henry Kelly Sr.
1885–1943

Sources (23)

  • Emma Sumner, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Emma Cumberland, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Emma Cumberland, "United States Western States Marriage Index"

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World Events (8)

1846

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

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Cumberland in northwestern England (now part of Cumbria). In Britain this name is most common in Nottinghamshire.

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

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Emma Cumberland Kelly - Personal History written by Caroleen Mellen May

EMMA CUMBERLAND KELLY The Mormon Missionaries introduced their family to the gospel. Her mother Martha was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on November 4, 1848, but it …

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