Brief Life History of Elizabeth Mary
When Elizabeth Mary Clegg was born on 8 December 1854, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, her father, Benjamin Clegg, was 28 and her mother, Grace McIntyre, was 30. She married James Stephens Brown on 4 March 1872, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. She died on 20 May 1927, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Elizabeth M Brown, "United States Census, 1920"
- Elizabeth Mary Clegg Brown, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Elizabeth S Clegg in entry for Gaurdello Brown, "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 (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from a place in Lancashire named Clegg, from Old Norse kleggi ‘haystack’, originally the name of a nearby hill. Alternatively, a nickname from Middle English clege and Older Scots cleg, gleg ‘gadfly, horsefly’ (Old Norse kleggi), presumably for an irritating person. The name was taken to Ulster in the early 18th century.
Manx: variant of Clague , which in Lancashire and Cumbria have occasionally been absorbed into Clegg.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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ELIZABETH MARY CLEGG
ELIZABETH MARY CLEGG In Memory Of Our Mother By Louetta B. Tanner The 8th of December, 1854, is the birth date of our mother, Elizabeth Mary Clegg Brown. Mother was the first born of Grace McInty …
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