Brief Life History of David Eli
When David Eli Arave Jr was born on 2 February 1894, in Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, David Eli Arave, was 32 and his mother, Mary Ann Fowles, was 22. He married Zelda Hyatt on 23 July 1925, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Bonneville, Idaho, United States in 1930 and Taylor Election Precinct, Bonneville, Idaho, United States in 1940. He died on 11 December 1987, in Shelley, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Taylor, Idaho, Idaho, United States.
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- David Eli Arave in household of David Eli Arave, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- David E. Arave, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- David Eli Arave, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1896 · Utah Becomes a State
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1902
The mission was split to create the Middle States Mission. The new boundaries of the Southern States Mission changed to include only the states of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina.
1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World
Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.
Name Meaning
Altered form of French Arrivé: from Old French arivé, past participle of ariver ‘to arrive (at a destination)’, originally ‘to reach the bank of a river’ (from Old French rive ‘bank of a river’), hence probably a nickname denoting a newcomer to a community.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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