Brief Life History of Edith Mary
When Edith Mary Price was born on 14 October 1897, in Goshen, Utah, Utah, United States, her father, William Price, was 78 and her mother, Mary Ann Gardner, was 35. She married LeGrand Pollard Backman on 8 June 1921, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 20 April 1995, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Edith P Backman, "United States 1950 Census"
- Edith Price Backman, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Edith Mary Price, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1899 · The Salt Palace Convention Center
The original Salt Palace was built in 1899 and It stood on 900 South, between State Street and Main Street. The Salt Palace was a frame structure covered in large pieces of rock salt, which gave it its name. The Salt Palace was destroyed by fire on August 29, 1910 and was replaced by the Majestic Hall. This Hall only lasted for a while during the remodel of the Salt Palace. The Salt Palace served as the Olympic Media Center during the 2002 Winter Olympics. Salt Lake Comic Con has been held at the Salt Palace Convention Center since September 2013.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhys ‘son of Rhys’ (see Reece ). This is one of the commonest of Welsh surnames. It has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.
English: nickname from Middle English, Old French pris ‘excellent, noble, highly valued (person)’.
Americanized form of Jewish Preuss or Preis .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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A TRIBUTE TO MOTHER (EDITH PRICE BACKMAN)
A TRIBUTE TO MOTHER (EDITH PRICE BACKMAN) December 15, 1985 at the South African Mission Christmas Party “For her price is far above rubies.” Proverbs To qualif …
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