Brief Life History of Eli Harvey
When Eli Harvey Peirce Jr was born on 27 September 1851, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, Eli Harvey Peirce, was 24 and his mother, Susannah Neff, was 20. He married Lydia Mary Elizabeth Snow on 22 December 1881, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He died on 9 February 1915, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Eli H Pierce in household of Willie H Booth, "United States Census, 1870"
- Eli H Peirce, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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World Events (8)
1853 · Many Called to Settle the New Area
From 1853-1854, Lorenzo Snow was called with 60 other families to help settle and strength Brigham City and the surrounding area.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Pierce .
History: The name Peirce first appears in colonial American records in 1623with William Peirce, an English shipmaster who compiled the firstalmanac in English America.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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