Brief Life History of Eliza
When Eliza Rance was born on 25 October 1859, in City of London, England, United Kingdom, her father, Samuel Rance, was 23 and her mother, Sarah Eliza Symons, was 21. She had at least 1 daughter with William McCormick Risley. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1868 and lived in St Andrew, Holborn, Middlesex, England in 1861 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 36 years. She died on 25 March 1936, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Eliza H Risley, "United States Census, 1930"
- Eliza Rance Risley, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Eliza Rance, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Rand 1, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Americanized form of German Ranz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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