Brief Life History of Eveline Lydia
When Eveline Lydia Hales was born on 2 January 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, Stephen Henry Hales, was 33 and her mother, Eveline Lydia Carter, was 32. She married John Perry Benson on 16 October 1871, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in West Bountiful Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 5 February 1926, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Eveline Hales in household of Stephen Hales, "United States Census, 1860"
- Eveline Lydia Hales Benson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Eveline L Hales in entry for Ezra T Benson, "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
English (widespread, especially in the southeast): from the genitive singular or nominative plural form of Old English halh ‘nook, recess’ (see Hale ).
Irish: when not of English origin, this may be a variant of Healy or McHale .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of Evaline Lydia Hales
The year was 1854. The United States of America had been an independent nation for less than 100 years. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had only been established for 24 years. For the …
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