Brief Life History of Elam Wells
When Elam Wells McBride was born on 18 September 1854, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States, his father, James John McBride, was 36 and his mother, Olive Mehitable Cheney, was 37. He married Urilda Janette Todd on 22 June 1874, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, United States for about 11 years and Locust, Cassia, Idaho, United States for about 10 years. He died on 14 January 1927, in Helper, Carbon, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Oakley Cemetery, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, United States.
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- Elam W McBride, "United States Census, 1900"
- E W McBride, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"
- E W McBride in the U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959
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1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon
The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Irish (northern) and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Brighde, a shortened form of Irish Mac Giolla Bhrighde and Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Brighde ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit’. Compare Kilbride and Bredin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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