Brief Life History of Emily Cornelia
When Emily Cornelia Atwood was born on 1 March 1819, in Willington Hill, Willington, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, her father, Dan Atwood, was 31 and her mother, Polly Sawyer, was 28. She married William Henry Branch on 19 November 1844, in Mansfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1850 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 24 August 1869, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Emily Branch in household of William Branch, "United States Census, 1850"
- Emily C. Alwood, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Emily C. Atwood, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
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1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English atte wode (Old English æt thǣm wuda) ‘by the wood’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of Emily Cornelia Atwood Branch
Emily Cornelia Atwood is the daughter of Daniel Atwood and Polly Sawyer. She was born on March 1, 1819 in Willimantic, Connecticut. On November 19, 1944 she married William Henry Branch. Their first c …
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