When Ellen Gyde was born on 1 March 1837, in Sheepscombe, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Samuel Gyde, was 58 and her mother, Mary Ann Arkell, was 30. She married Alfred Solomon on 3 June 1860, in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She died on 26 November 1871, in Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 34, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
English (of Norman origin): from the Old French male personal name Gide, which is ultimately of ancient Germanic origin.
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Ellen Gyde traveled with the George Rowley Company of 1859. She was 22 years old and single when she crossed the plains. Below is a trail excerpt from Henry Hobbs Journal which mentions Ellen's kind …
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