Brief Life History of Elnathan
When Elnathan Eldredge III was born on 19 June 1811, in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Elnathan Eldredge Jr, was 27 and his mother, Jane Wixon, was 27. He married Cynthia Wixon on 15 November 1834, in Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 31 October 1871, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Elnathan Eldridge, "United States Census, 1850"
- Elnathan Eldredge, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Elnathan Eldridge, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English (London): variant of Eldridge .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Elnathan Eldredge -Pioneer: Compiled by Ruth Eldredge Swenson 1972
Elnathan Eldredge -Pioneer Elnathan Eldredge was born in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, on 19 June 1811. He was the son of Elnathan Eldredge and Jane Wixom. He was a seafaring man during his ear …
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