Brief Life History of Susannah
When Susannah Garlick was born on 14 June 1820, in Providence Twp, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, David Gaston Garlick, was 40 and her mother, Elizabeth Buck, was 25. She married John Fleming Wakefield on 5 August 1838, in Providence Twp, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1855 and lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. She died on 17 April 1890, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Springville City Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Susanna Davies in household of Reece Davies, "United States Census, 1860"
- Susannah Garlick Wakefield, "BillionGraves Index"
- Susanah Garlig in entry for Jos Buck Wakefield, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
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
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
Americanized form of Jewish Gorelik .
English (northern): from Middle English garlec (Old English gārlēac) ‘garlic’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of garlic or perhaps a nickname for someone who ate a lot of garlic.
English: alternatively, sometimes probably a shortening of Middle English Garleker ‘seller of garlic’, hence an occupational name with the same meaning as 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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David & Elizabeth Buck Garlick
David Garlick and Elizabeth Buck David Garlick was born 12 October 1780 in Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey. His parents were Stephen Garlick and Eve Young. The Garlick (Gerlock) and Young (Jung) f …
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