Brief Life History of Eliza
When Eliza Barnum was born on 15 October 1837, in Mount Morris, Mount Morris, Livingston, New York, United States, her father, Charles Barnum, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Thorn, was 27. She married Lehi Curtis on 6 June 1852, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 11 February 1911, in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Eliza Barnum, "United States Census, 1850"
- Eliza Barnum Curtis, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Eliza Barum Curtis, "Utah, Cemetery Abstracts"
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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.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Altered form of English Barnham: habitational name from any of the places called Barnham in Suffolk and West Sussex, or Barnham Broom in Norfolk, all of which were named with the male personal name Beorn or Beorna + Old English hām ‘homestead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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