Edward John Eardley

Brief Life History of Edward John

When Edward John Eardley was born on 9 March 1863, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, John Eardley, was 36 and his mother, Ann Jones, was 30. He married Margaret Ann Anderson on 6 December 1883, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States in 1880 and Utah, United States in 1935. He died on 9 September 1939, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward John Eardley
1863–1939
Margaret Ann Anderson
1863–1907
Marriage: 6 December 1883
Hazel Margaret Eardley
1886–1961
Emma May Eardley
1888–1889
Edward Franklin Eardley
1893–1956
Claressa Lucile Eardley
1895–1944
Wilford Woodruff Eardley
1897–1984
Mildred Violet Eardley
1900–1974

Sources (47)

  • Edward J Eardley, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Edward John Eardley, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Edward John Jones Easdley, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

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World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1865 · The Assassination of a President

"While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English (Staffordshire): habitational name from Eardley Hall in Audley, Stafforshire.

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

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John Eardley Ann Jones History by Florence Haslam Strom

BI0GRAPHY of JOHN EARDLEY and ANN JONES EARDLEY. John Eardley and Ann Jones were ox-team pioneers of 1860 & 186? They are the grandparents of Florence Eardley Haslam Strom. John Eardley was born Au …

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