Martha Ellwood

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Ellwood was born on 25 October 1854, in Empingham, Rutland, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Snodin Ellwood, was 27 and her mother, Elizabeth Underwood, was 30. She married Lorenzo Erastus Margetts on 27 January 1873, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to New York County, New York, United States in 1856 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870 and Election Precinct 9, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 9 April 1922, in West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in West Jordan City Cemetery, West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lorenzo Erastus Margetts
1850–1904
Martha Ellwood
1854–1922
Marriage: 27 January 1873
Lorenzo Robert Margetts
1874–1951
Mary Elizabeth Margetts
1878–1955
Alice Elnora Margetts
1880–1958
Thomas Leroy Margetts
1883–1904
Phoebe Loretta Margetts
1886–1983
George Harold Margetts
1890–1972
Willard John Margetts
1893–1949
Minerva Margetts
1896–1896

Sources (24)

  • Martha Margetts, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Martha Ellwood Margetts, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Martha Ellwood, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1860

Historical Boundaries: 1860: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Millard, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Elwood .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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