Brief Life History of Emma Sarah
When Emma Sarah Bodily was born on 23 February 1858, in Cape Province, South Africa, her father, Robert Bodily Sr., was 42 and her mother, Jane Pittam, was 41. She married William Wilkie Galbraith on 27 December 1877, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States in 1880 and Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 16 March 1935, in San Francisco, California, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Mission City Memorial Park, Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, United States.
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- Emma Bodley in household of Robt Bodley, "United States Census, 1870"
- Marriage/sealing record for William Wilkie Galbraith and Emma Sara Bodily, 27 Dec 1877
- Emma S Galbraith, "Find A Grave Index"
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1860 · Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Abraham Lincoln was Elected President of the United States in November of 1860
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1879
British defeat the Zulus in Natal. British and colonial forces destroy Zulu army at Isandhlwana. Griqualand East annexed to Cape Colony.
Name Meaning
English (Northamptonshire): perhaps a variant of Baddeley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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