Elizabeth Wiscombe

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Wiscombe was born on 9 May 1839, in Oving, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Wiscombe, was 23 and her mother, Mary Ann Fleet, was 21. She married William Bramall on 23 April 1864, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 30 October 1899, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Bramall
1824–1907
Elizabeth Wiscombe
1839–1899
Marriage: 23 April 1864
Mary Ann Bramall
1865–1927
Cecelia Elizabeth Bramall
1869–1927

Sources (17)

  • Elizabeth Bramall, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Elizabeth Wiscombe, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Elizabeth Bramall, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1846

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

1850

1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: 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 (Dorset): habitational name from Wiscombe Park in Southleigh (Devon). The placename derives from Old English wisce ‘marshy meadow’ + cumb ‘valley’.

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

Story Highlight

Elizabeth Alice Sainsbury Fullmer

[From the Peter Fullmer Family Organization 1984 newsletter, used with permission.] For our 1984 letter we would like to pay tribute to Elizabeth Alice Sainsbury Fullmer, who was a Pioneer of 1866. T …

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