Brief Life History of Elisa
When Elisa Darke was born on 12 October 1831, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Frederick Darke, was 35 and her mother, Ann Smedley, was 35. She married William Salisbury on 19 April 1862. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She immigrated to New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1861 and lived in St Martin in the Bull Ring Church, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 15 January 1913, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Eliza Dark in household of Fredrick Dark, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Eliza Dark, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Eliza Darke Salisbury, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Dark .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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BIOGRAPHY OF ELISA DARKE SALISBURY
Elisa Darke was born on 12 October 1831 in Birmingham,Warwickshire, England to Frederick and Ann Smedley Darke. She was christened on 23 January 1832 at Saint Martin,Birmingham, Warwickshire, Englan …
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