Emily Frances Burnham

Brief Life History of Emily Frances

When Emily Frances Burnham was born on 21 November 1840, in Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, Andrew Burnham, was 32 and her mother, Harriet Ruhamah Kimball, was 22. She married Jonathan Collins Crapo on 20 March 1859, in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 28 August 1911, in Parker, Fremont, Idaho, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Parker, Fremont, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Collins Crapo
1830–1911
Emily Frances Burnham
1840–1911
Marriage: 20 March 1859
Harriet Ruth Crapo
1860–1928
Charles Collins Crapo
1862–1950
James Andrew Crapo
1865–1948
Emily Frances Crapo
1866–1944
Mary Collins Crapo
1868–1951
John Burnham Crapo
1871–1948
Joseph Kimball Crapo
1872–1955
William Hazen Crapo
1874–1875
George Albert Smith Crapo
1876–1916
Janette Lawrence Crapo
1877–1971
Daniel Herbert Crapo
1879–1964
Catharine Elnora Crapo
1882–1944

Sources (38)

  • Emily Francis Crapo in household of Jonathan Collins Crapo, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Emily Francis Crapo, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
  • Emily F Burnham in entry for Catherine E Remington, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

1849

Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1861 · Simple life to Soldiers

Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of several places called Burnham. Those in Buckinghamshire (Burnham Beeches), Norfolk (various villages), and Essex (Burnham-on-Crouch) are named with Old English burna ‘stream’ + hām ‘homestead’. In the case of Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset, however, the second element is Old English hamm ‘water meadow’, while Burnham in Lincolnshire is named from brunnum, dative plural of Old Norse brunnr ‘spring’, originally used after a preposition, i.e. ‘(at) the springs’.

History: In 1635 Robert Burnham and his two brothers came from England to Ipswich, MA, after their ship was wrecked on the coast of Maine. In the mid 18th century John Burnham and his son, also called John, were among the early settlers in what became the state of VT. In 1785, the younger John Burnham established himself at Middletown, CT.

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

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HISTORY OF EMILY FRANCES BURNHAM CRAPO

HISTORY OF EMILY FRANCES BURNHAM CRAPO Emily Frances Burnham was born in Quincy, Hancock County, Illinois, on the 21st day of November 1840. Her parents, Andrew Burnham and Harriet Ruhamah Kimba …

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