Brief Life History of Emilie
When Emilie Alder was born on 26 September 1856, in Schönengrund, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, her father, Johannes or John Alder, was 29 and her mother, Anna Barbara Alder, was 33. She married James Hyrum Cook on 16 January 1878, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Douglas, Nebraska, United States in 1860 and Emery, Emery, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 28 September 1916, in Ferron, Emery, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Ferron City Cemetery, Ferron, Emery, Utah, United States.
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- Emiley Alder, "United States Census, 1860"
- Emilie Alder birth record in Schonengrund, 1856
- Emily Cook, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867
Nebraska is the 37th state.
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: topographic name for someone living by an alder tree or by a group of alders, from Middle English al(d)re, alder.
German: variant of Alter .
German: status name for a senior, from Middle High German althērre ‘(respected) older gentleman’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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