Nancy Lydia Aldridge

Brief Life History of Nancy Lydia

When Nancy Lydia Aldridge was born on 10 November 1831, in Jackson, Missouri, United States, her father, William Aldridge III, was 44 and her mother, Elizabeth Van Blaricum, was 22. She married John Smith Harris on 4 April 1850, in Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850 and Washington, Washington, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 11 February 1891, in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Smith Harris
1828–1894
Nancy Lydia Aldridge
1831–1891
Marriage: 4 April 1850
Mary Ann Harris
1851–1868
John Smith Harris Jr
1853–1938
David Lehi Harris
1855–1902
Nancy Elizabeth Harris
1859–1952
Sarah Ella Harris
1863–1937
Franklin Harris
1864–1950
William Moses Harris Sr.
1865–1959
Thomas Dodd Smith Harris
1867–1945
Francis Marion Harris
1870–1895
Lydia Minerva Harris
1872–1946

Sources (55)

  • Nancy Harris, "United States, Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Nancy Lydia Aldridge - Individual or family possessions: birth: 10 November 1831; Taswell, Crawford, Indiana, United States
  • Nancy Oinage, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"

World Events (8)

1832 · Black Hawk War

"The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of other tribes, known as the ""British Band"", crossed the Mississippi River, into Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, but records show that he was hoping to avoid bloodshed while resettling on tribal land that had been given to the United States in the 1804 Treaty of St. Louis."

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

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.

Name Meaning

English:

from the Middle English personal names Alrich or Elrich and Aldrich or Eldrich, representing any one of three Old English personal names, Æthelrīc, Ælfrīc, and Ealdrīc, formed respectively from æthel- ‘noble’, ælf ‘elf, sprite’, and (e)ald ‘old, honored’ + rīc ‘ruler’.

habitational name from Aldridge (Staffordshire), Aldridge Grove in Hampden (Buckinghamshire), or from a similarly named unidentified place in the West Midlands, recorded in Domesday Book as Alrewic, from Old English alor ‘alder’ + wīc ‘specialized farmstead’.

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

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Mini-bios: John Smith Harris & Nancy Aldridge Harris

John Smith Harris was born in Bono, Indiana, December 7, 1828, the son of Moses Harris and Fanny Smith Harris. Their family joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and in 1846, they cr …

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