Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Alforth was born on 12 January 1819, in Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Alforth, was 22 and her mother, Alice Joins, was 19. She married Joseph Seal Sr on 1 December 1839, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States in 1860 and Ibapah, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 6 November 1908, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Eliza Alforth in household of Thos Alforth, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Elizabeth Alforth, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth S. Everill, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Elsworth .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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MARY EMMA HINMAN AND JOSEPH SEAL, JR.
Joseph Seal, Jr., was born 31 July 1864, in Essex County, New Jersey, a son of Joseph Seal Senior and Elizabeth Alforth. At the age of four he came west with his parents in the Captain John Gillespi …
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