Brief Life History of Eli Abel
When Eli Abel Folland was born on 8 April 1855, in Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Folland, was 30 and his mother, Harriet Wright, was 27. He married Rachel Ann Lewis on 19 October 1876, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 23 January 1922, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Eli G Folland, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Eli Abel Folland, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Eli A in entry for Grace La Verne Folland, "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.
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
Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Fritz, Johann.
Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead in Nordmøre, named from Old Norse forland ‘coastal plain below high mountains’.
German: variant of Volland .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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