Elizabeth Price

1821–6 December 1882 (Age 61)
Leigh, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Price was born in 1821, in Leigh, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Buddings Price, was 30 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 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

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 September 1843Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
    Age 0
    A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
    1827
    Age 6
    Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
    1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
    Age 18
    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Pryce
    Pryse
    Reece
    Preece

    Story Highlight

    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 …

    Sources (41)

    • Elizabeth Bently in household of Richard Bently, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Price in entry for Mary Lavinia Woolley, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
    • Elizabeth Bently in household of Richard Bently, "United States Census, 1860"

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