Elizabeth Hughes

9 November 1839–13 July 1873 (Age 33)
Marloes, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Hughes was born on 9 November 1839, in Marloes, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, James Hughes, was 32 and her mother, Ann Picton, was 36. She married Amos Pierre Fordham before 6 July 1860, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Brighton Precinct, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 13 July 1873, in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Amos Pierre Fordham
1841–1918
Elizabeth Hughes
1839–1873
Marriage: before 6 July 1860
Mary Fordham
1870–1914
Martha Fordham
1873–1874

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    before 6 July 1860Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1843
    Age 4
    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
    1846
    Age 7
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1850 · Coal Fields in South Wales Developed
    Age 11
    Like the iron and copper mines, the coal fields in South Wales were very important to the industrial revolution. Many of those that worked in the coal mines were part of the Merthyr uprising.

    Name Meaning

    English and Welsh: variant of Hugh with genitival or excrescent -s.Irish and Scottish: adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic surnames based on the personal name Aodh ‘fire’, for example Ó hAodha, Mac Aodha; see McCoy and compare McHugh .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Hughs
    Hugh
    Hewes

    Sources (19)

    • Elizabeth Fordon in household of Amos Fordon, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Elizth H in entry for Elizth Mary Fordham, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
    • Elizabeth Hughes in household of James Hughes, "England and Wales Census, 1841"

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