When Elizabeth Foutz was born on 22 June 1797, in Washington Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Foutz, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Catherine Hinkle, was 26. She married Jacob Hess on 23 March 1817, in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 10 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1849 and lived in Davis, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 25 August 1876, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States.
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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.
Americanized form of German Pfautz , a nickname for a puffing person.
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