Brief Life History of Elizabeth Ann
When Elizabeth Ann Brady was born on 3 March 1839, in Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States, her father, Lindsey Anderson Brady, was 27 and her mother, Elizabeth Ann Hendrickson, was 25. She married Simpson David Huffaker on 28 September 1852, in President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870 and Randolph, Rich, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 27 January 1922, in West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Huffaker Family Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Elizabeth Brady in household of Lindsey Brady, "United States Census, 1850"
- Elizabeth Ann Brady (birth), "Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)"
- Elizabeth Ann Huffaker, Death (1922), "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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World Events (8)
1841 · The Nauvoo Legion
In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Ciaran, Colm, John Patrick, Kieran, Seamus, Aidan, Conal, Patrick Michael, Aileen, Assumpta, Brigid.
Irish: Anglicized form of Mac Brádaigh or Ó Brádaigh ‘son (or descendant) of Brádach’, a personal name meaning ‘proud, spirited’. In this case Ó Brádaigh is merely a variant of Mac Brádaigh.
Native American (Cheyenne): from a shortened and altered English translation of the Cheyenne personal name Nemo'eehe meaning ‘Braid(ed) Locks’ or ‘Wrapped Hair’, from -nemo'eehe ‘wrapped braids/hair’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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THE HUFFAKER FAMILY
THE HUFFAKER FAMILY My paternal Grandmother, Frances Matilda Huffaker, was the daughter of Simpson David Huffaker and Elizabeth Ann Brady. The earliest information we have on the Huffaker family …
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