Brief Life History of Mary Ellen
When Mary Ellen Halliday was born on 30 January 1860, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, her father, Abel Stephen Halliday, was 33 and her mother, Emily Stevens, was 34. She married Willard Flinders on 29 November 1875, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 3 September 1911, in Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Hooper City Cemetery, Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Mary Ellen Flinders in household of Willard Flinders, "United States Census, 1880"
- Utah, U.S., Select County Marriages, 1887-1937
- Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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World Events (8)
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
Scottish and northern English: variant of Holliday . Halliday is also found in Ireland, where it is of English origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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