Elmer Edward Ellsworth Palmer

Brief Life History of Elmer Edward Ellsworth

When Elmer Edward Ellsworth Palmer was born on 24 May 1861, his father, Edward Jonathan Palmer, was 29 and his mother, Caroline Florence Barker, was 22. He died on 11 October 1862, in Wyoming, United States, at the age of 1, and was buried in Wyoming, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward Jonathan Palmer
1831–1884
Caroline Florence Barker
1838–1884
Elmer Edward Ellsworth Palmer
1861–1862
Samuel Barker Palmer
1863–1863
Alfred Jonathan Palmer
1864–1930
Mary Ann Dinah Palmer
1866–1947
Caroline Eliza Palmer
1868–1954
Frederick John Palmer
1870–1949
George Arthur Palmer
1873–1954
Centennial Edward Palmer
1876–1951
Ellen Emma Palmer
1879–1970

Sources (2)

  • Elmer Edward Elsworth Palmer, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Elmer Edward Ellsworth Palmer, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English palmer(e) ‘palmer, pilgrim to the Holy Land’ (Anglo-Norman French palmer, Old French pa(l)mer, paum(i)er), so called from the palm branch carried by such pilgrims. The term was also used to denote an itinerant monk who traveled from shrine to shrine under a vow of poverty. This surname is also common in Ireland, where it has been recorded from the 13th century onward.

Irish: when not of English origin (see 1 above), a surname adopted for Gaelic Ó Maolfhoghmhair (see Milford ), the name of an ecclesiastical family.

Swedish (mainly Palmér): ornamental name formed with palm ‘palm tree’ + the suffix -ér (a derivative of Latin -erius) or -er (from German).

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

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