Elizabeth Rebecca Ashby

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Rebecca

When Elizabeth Rebecca Ashby was born on 17 May 1831, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Nathaniel Ashby, was 26 and her mother, Susan Hammond, was 22. She married Erastus Snow on 19 December 1847, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and St. George, Washington, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 12 June 1915, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Erastus Snow
1818–1888
Elizabeth Rebecca Ashby
1831–1915
Marriage: 19 December 1847
Elizabeth Ashby Snow
1854–1936
Florence Ashby Snow
1856–1946
Josephine Snow
1859–1940
Georgiana Snow
1862–1929
Bryant Snow
1864–1864
Martha Ellen Snow
1865–1949
Ashby Snow
1867–1937
Arthur Eugene Snow
1870–1953
Herbert Hammond Snow
1872–1881
Clarence Snow
1874–1938

Sources (52)

  • Elizabeth Snow, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Rebecca Ashby - birth: 17 May 1831; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  • Elizabeth Ashby Snow, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949"

World Events (8)

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

1836 · City of Salem Incorporated

On March 23, 1836, the city of Salem, Massachusetts was incorporated and three years later adopted a seal and motto

1861

Historical Boundaries: 1861: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Washington, Utah, United States

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of numerous places in northern and eastern England called Ashby, from Old Norse askr ‘ash’ (or in one instance possibly from the Old Norse personal name Aski) + ‘farm’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Elizabeth Rebecca Ashby Snow (17 May 1831 – 12 June 1915)

Elizabeth Ashby Snow Elizabeth Ashby is the daughter of Susan Hammond and Nathaniel Ashby. She married Erastus Fairbanks Snow December 19, 1847 at Winter Quarters, Florence, Nebraska. In 1841, Eliz …

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