Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Baird was born on 14 March 1855, in Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland, her father, John Baird, was 27 and her mother, Elizabeth Marshall, was 29. She married Isaac Wilson on 27 November 1880. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861 and Charleston, Wasatch, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 14 June 1933, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Charleston, Wasatch, Utah, United States.
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- Elizabeth Fowers in household of Alma Dangerfield, "United States Census, 1930"
- Elizabeth Baird, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Elizabeth Baird Fowers, "BillionGraves Index"
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1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Wasatch, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Wasatch, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
Scottish:
from a common pronunciation of Bard in Scotland.
occupational name from Gaelic bàrd ‘bard, poet, minstrel’, or of Gaelic Mac an Baird ‘son of the bard’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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The History of Elizabeth Baird Fowers
Written by her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Fowers Phillips Elizabeth Baird Fowers was born March 14, 1855 in Greenock, Renfrenshire, Scotland the daughter of John Baird and Elizabeth Marshall Baird of …
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