Marintha Elthara Bingham

Brief Life History of Marintha Elthara

When Marintha Elthara Bingham was born on 26 May 1862, in Slaterville, Weber, Utah, United States, her father, Erastus Bingham Jr, was 39 and her mother, Susan Green, was 22. She married Stewart Eccles Sr. on 14 March 1878, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Weber, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 12 May 1948, in Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Eden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Stewart Eccles Sr.
1852–1914
Marintha Elthara Bingham
1862–1948
Marriage: 14 March 1878
Christabelle Eccles
1879–1965
Stewart W Eccles
1881–1963
Marintha Adel Eccles
1882–1885

Sources (37)

  • Marintha Eccles, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Marintha E. Rawlinson, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
  • Marintha Elthira Bingham Eccles Mcmurdie, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English (Dorset) and Irish (County Mayo): habitational name from Bingham (Nottinghamshire). The placename is probably from an Old English folk-name Bynningas (‘the people associated with a man named Bynna’), or possibly from an unattested Old English word bing ‘a kettle-shaped hollow’, + Old English hām ‘homestead’.

Irish (Ulster, of Scottish origin): altered form of Bigham .

American shortened and altered form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames such as Bingenheimer .

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

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Marintha Elthira Bingham Eccles Find A Grave Memorial# 104308350

Marintha Elthira Bingham Eccles Birth: May 26, 1862 Slaterville Weber County Utah, USA Death: May 12, 1948 Holladay Salt Lake County Utah, USA Family links: Parents: Erastus Clarence Bingham …

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