Brief Life History of Elizabeth Geddes
When Elizabeth Geddes McLean was born on 30 April 1850, in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, John William McLean, was 25 and her mother, Marion Geddes Lindsay, was 24. She married Alonzo Turrell Atwood on 9 December 1865, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. She immigrated to Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1864 and lived in Naples, Uintah, Utah, United States in 1900 and Alberta, Canada in 1916. She died on 12 April 1917, in Raymond, Warner, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 66, and was buried in Temple Hill Cemetery, Raymond, Warner, Alberta, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (27)
- Elizabeth Atwood, "United States Census, 1880"
- Elizabeth Packer in entry for Harold Allred, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"
- Elizaabeth Gadde Mcclain in entry for Marion Elizaabeth Atwood Manwaring, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
Spouse and Children
1837–1908 Male
1850–1917 Female
Children (14)
1867–1950 Female
1869–1869 Male
1871–1941 Male
1873–1948 Male
1875–1947 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1825–1863 Male
1825–1878 Female
Siblings (9)
1846–1863 Male
1848–1864 Male
1850–1917 Female
1852–1875 Male
1855–1876 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1851
Age 1
1863
Age 13
1869
Age 19
Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Eáin, ‘son of the servant (i.e. devotee) of (Saint) John’. Compare Irish McAloon and McGlone .
History: This is the name of a major Scottish clan traditionally associated with the island of Mull, which claims descent from Gille Eáin na Tuaidh (‘Gillean of the Battleaxe’), who lived in the 13th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Memories and Incidents of David and Marion Manwaring and Their Posterity Written by Leona Manwaring, started January 1943
Grandfather Henry Manwaring and his wife Sarah Barber, with their family of nine children, accepted the Gospel of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, in old England. Because of this, Grandfathers paren …
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