Eliza Jane Gay

Brief Life History of Eliza Jane

When Eliza Jane Gay was born on 27 September 1838, in Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, United States, her father, Alexander Gay, was 25 and her mother, Martha Ann Covington, was 19. She married Orson Pratt Badger on 9 January 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 4 June 1911, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Orson Pratt Badger
1835–1897
Eliza Jane Gay
1838–1911
Marriage: 9 January 1856
Orson Pratt Badger Jr
1857–1942
Amanda Jane Badger
1860–1932
Harriett Ann Badger
1866–1880
Eliza May Badger
1875–1949

Sources (27)

  • Eliza J Badger, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Eliza Jane Gay, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • Eliza Jane Badger, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1841

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Josiah Nelson BIRTH 1841 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA DEATH 1841 (aged less–than 1 year) Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA BURIAL Ogden City Cemetery Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 240526232 · View Source

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island

On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.

Name Meaning

English (southwestern), French, and Catalan: nickname for a lighthearted or cheerful person, from Middle English, Old French gai, Catalan gay ‘cheerful’. In Middle English the term could also mean ‘wanton, lascivious’ and this sense may lie behind the surname in some instances.

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of the places in Normandy called Gaye, from an early proprietor bearing an ancient Germanic personal name cognate with Wade .

Catalan: probably also from the personal name Gai (from Latin Gaius).

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

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