Brief Life History of Emily
When Emily Shelton was born on 21 July 1842, in Southampton, York, New Brunswick, Canada, her father, David Booth Shelton Sr., was 55 and her mother, Bethia Slason, was 40. She married James Keeler on 22 April 1857, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 22 April 1888, in Pima, Graham, Arizona, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Pima Cemetery, Pima, Graham, Arizona, United States.
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- Emily Keeler in household of Jas Keeler, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Emily Shelton - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Emily Shelton
- Emily Shelton Keeler, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851
Historical Boundaries: 1851: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (Nottinghamshire): habitational name primarily from Shelton (Nottinghamshire), but also from Shelton (Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, and Staffordshire). The placenames all derive from Old English scelf ‘rock, ledge, shelf’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of Martha Shelton Obray
Written by Martha Price Martha Shelton Obray was born 2 October 1830 at Southampton, New Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of David Booth Shelton and Bethia Slason Shelton. Her father, David Shelton w …
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