Brief Life History of Eliza
When Eliza Balls was born on 17 July 1863, in Chediston, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Balls, was 38 and her mother, Sarah Ellen Baxter, was 34. She married Lorenzo Petersen on 14 December 1882, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States for about 70 years. She died on 2 August 1945, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Hyde Park Cemetery, Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Eliza Balch, "United States Census, 1870"
- Utah, Cache County, Hyde Park LDS Ward Record of members, [1860]-1941 Eliza Balls: Birth 1863, Marriage 1882
- Eliza Balls Peterson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1865 · The Union Roller Mill
The Union Roller Mill was built to help grind the grain that was harvested in the Cache Valley and the other surrounding areas. It was later renamed the Thatcher Milling & Elevator Company and the old millstones were discarded.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English (Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex): variant of Ball , with excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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