Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Mitchell was born on 30 November 1840, in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, William Mitchell, was 45 and her mother, Ellen Legg, was 40. She married Henry Westlake Barnett on 25 March 1862, in Whitburn, Durham, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851 and Whitburn, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1861. She died on 20 December 1915, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Elizabeth Mitchell in household of Willm Mcpherson, "Scotland Census, 1841"
- Eliza M. Barnett, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Eliza Mitchell in entry for Clara Barnett, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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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.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, Untied States 1850: 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 and Scottish: from the vernacular pronunciation in Middle English and Older Scots of the personal name Michael . See Michelson .
English and Scottish: nickname for a big man, from Middle English michel, mechel, muchel ‘big’.
Irish (County Connacht): surname adopted as equivalent of Mulvihill .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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