Olivia Chalista Andrews

Brief Life History of Olivia Chalista

When Olivia Chalista Andrews was born on 27 September 1833, in Fabius, Onondaga, New York, United States, her father, Amos Betts Andrews, was 33 and her mother, Keturah Eliza Button, was 22. She married Wilmer Wharton Bronson on 27 March 1850, in Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and New Hudson, Allegany, New York, United States in 1850. She died on 29 November 1864, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Wilmer Wharton Bronson
1829–1907
Olivia Chalista Andrews
1833–1864
Marriage: 27 March 1850
Mathew Bronson
1853–1853
Martha Jane Bronson
1854–1854
Wilmer Bronson
1855–1856
George Clinton Bronson
1857–1858
Lucy Ketura Bronson
1858–1858
Clinton Bronson
1858–1860
Olivia Chalista Bronson
1859–1899
Lorenda Bronson
1861–1862
Adelaide Bronson
1863–1894

Sources (12)

  • Olivia C Bronson in household of Wilmer Bronson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Olivia Chalista Andrews Bronson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Oliva E, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

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.

1842 · Relief Society Organized

The Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized on March 17, 1842. Emma Smith was the first Relief Society president. It was established as a way to help strengthen and serve other women.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Andrew , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This is the usual southern English patronymic form, also found in Wales; the Scottish and northern English form is Anderson . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, e.g. Polish Andrzejewski , Slovenian Andrejčič, Serbian and Croatian Andrić (see Andric ), and Czech Ondráček (see Ondracek ).

Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Aindreis or Irish Mac Aindriú, see McAndrew .

History: This was a common name among the early settlers in New England. Robert Andrews emigrated in 1635 from Norwich, England, to Ipswich, MA. Even before 1635, one Thomas Andrews is recorded as being established in Hingham. A certain William Andrews was a member of John Davenport's company, which sailed from Boston in 1638 to found the New Haven colony.

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

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Andrews Family in the Bigham Young Company 1848

The obituary of his daughter, Jane, indicates the family traveled with "Capt. Snow's company" in 1848. Lorenzo Snow was captain of a hundred as part of Brigham Young's 1848 Company. Brigham Young Co …

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