Elizabeth Collins Hunsaker

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Collins

When Elizabeth Collins Hunsaker was born on 17 November 1837, in Payson, Adams, Illinois, United States, her father, Abraham Hunsaker Sr., was 24 and her mother, Eliza Collins, was 20. She married Gordon Silas Beckstead on 25 April 1856, in Franklin, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1870 and Calls Fort, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 30 August 1894, in Oxford, Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Oxford Cemetery, Franklin, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gordon Silas Beckstead
1825–1891
Elizabeth Collins Hunsaker
1837–1894
Marriage: 25 April 1856
Gordon Eli Beckstead Sr
1857–1945
Eliza Collins Beckstead
1859–1930
Abraham Beckstead
1861–1945
Alexander Beckstead
1863–1949
Henry A. Beckstead
1867–1881
Louis Alonzo Beckstead
1869–1942
Barbara Etta Beckstead
1871–1913
Elizabeth Beckstead
1873–1894

Sources (38)

  • Elisabeth Booth in household of Lewis N Booth, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Collins Hunsaker - birth: 17 November 1837; Payson, Adams, Illinois, United States
  • Elizabeth Collings Hunsaker Boothe, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

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

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868

1853 · Many Called to Settle the New Area

From 1853-1854, Lorenzo Snow was called with 60 other families to help settle and strength Brigham City and the surrounding area.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Swiss German Hunziker or of its German altered form Hunsicker . Compare Honsaker and Hunsucker .

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

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Elizabeth Collins Hunsaker Boothe (17 November 1837 – 30 August 1894)

Daughter of Abraham Hunsaker and Eliza Collings Married Gordon Silas Beckstead, 25 Apr 1856, Franklin County, Idaho Children - Gordon Eli Beckstead, Eliza Collins Beckstead, Abraham Beckstead, Eliza …

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