Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth McArthur was born on 25 November 1848, in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, James McArthur, was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Dickson, was 34. She married David Newman Bickmore on 12 January 1865, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States in 1859 and lived in Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851. In 1880, at the age of 32, her occupation is listed as keep house. She died on 21 September 1918, in Paradise, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Paradise, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Elizabeth Mccarter in household of James Mccarter, "Scotland Census, 1851"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Mc Arthur - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: Elizabeth McArthur
- Elizebeth Bickmore, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
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1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Artair, ‘son of Arthur’ (see Arthur ).
History: Clan Arthur is a Highland Scottish clan traditionally associated with lands on the northern shores of Loch Awe. In 1427 the chief of the clan was one of several Highland chiefs executed for treason by King James I; it is said that the clan never recovered. As a matter of fact, there were several different Highland families and septs of other clans bearing the name Mac Artair.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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