Elizabeth Price

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Price was born on 29 June 1821, in Leigh, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Buddings Price, was 29 and her mother, Mary Ann Price, was 30. She married Richard Bentley on 9 September 1843, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 6 December 1882, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Bentley
1820–1906
Elizabeth Price
1821–1882
Marriage: 9 September 1843
Emma Geneva Bentley
1847–1922
Mary Lavinia Bentley
1849–1918
William Oscar Bentley Sr
1851–1920
Elizabeth Anne Bentley
1854–1925
Franklin Richard Bentley
1856–1923
Joseph Charles Bentley
1859–1942

Sources (67)

  • Elizabeth Bently in household of Richard Bently, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Elizabeth Price, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Elizabeth Price Bentley, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

Name Meaning

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhys ‘son of Rhys’ (see Reece ). This is one of the commonest of Welsh surnames. It has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.

English: nickname from Middle English, Old French pris ‘excellent, noble, highly valued (person)’.

Americanized form of Jewish Preuss or Preis .

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

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ELIZABETH PRICE BENTLEY

ELIZABETH PRICE BENTLEY Elizabeth Price was the youngest of four children, two girls and two boys, who made up her mother’s family. She was born June 29, 1821, in Lea Gloucestershire, England, a shi …

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