Eliza Wollerton

Brief Life History of Eliza

When Eliza Wollerton was born on 14 October 1793, in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William Wollerton, was 32 and her mother, Rebecca Harvey, was 25. She married Caleb Dilworth on 14 January 1813, in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 13 daughters. She lived in Cheshire, England, United Kingdom in 1813 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 21 December 1876, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Caleb Dilworth
1784–1852
Eliza Wollerton
1793–1876
Marriage: 14 January 1813
Phebe Ann Dilworth
1813–1829
Eliza Dilworth
1813–1813
Rebecca Wollerton Dilworth
1815–1894
Lavina Wollerton Dilworth
1818–1903
Ann Wollerton Dilworth
1821–1898
Harriet Wollerton Dilworth
1822–1896
John Taylor Dilworth
1825–1905
Martha Ann Dilworth
1827–1862
Elizabeth Dilworth
1829–1911
Mary Jane Dilworth
1831–1877
Maria Louisa Dilworth
1834–1904
Hannah Dilworth
1836–
Rachel Dilworth
1836–
Savanah Dilworth
1838–

Sources (65)

  • Eliza Dilworth, "United States, Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Eliza Wollerton - birth-name: Eliza Wollerton
  • Eliza Wollerton, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: see Woolerton .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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History of Caleb Dilworth and Eliza Wollerton by Laura Everton Wagstaff

CALEB DILWORTH and ELIZA WOLLERTON Caleb Dilworth was born at East Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania on May 24, 1784, son of John Dilworth and Phebe Taylor. We know nothing of his childhood. Reco …

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