Elizabeth Heath

2 February 1835–20 August 1922 (Age 87)
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Heath was born on 2 February 1835, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Egerton Heath, was 23 and her mother, Mary Ann Vale, was 24. She married William Gander Biddle on 19 October 1856, in Aston juxta Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in St George, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 20 August 1922, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Gander Biddle
1832–1920
Elizabeth Heath
1835–1922
Marriage: 19 October 1856
John Thomas Biddle
1857–1923
William Alfred Biddle
1859–1926
Amanda Biddle
1860–1862
Emma Jane Biddle
1864–1864
Alice Maria Biddle
1867–1947
Albert Henry Biddle
1869–1924
George Egerton Biddle
1872–1934
Elizabeth Ann Biddle
1874–1951
Ida May Biddle
1876–1920

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 October 1856Aston juxta Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 1
    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
    1843
    Age 8
    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
    1863
    Age 28
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    Name Meaning

    English: topographic name for someone who lived ‘(on the) heath’ (Middle English he(a)th, Old English hǣth) or else a habitational name from any of numerous places called with this word. The same word also denoted heather, the characteristic plant of heathland areas. This surname has also been established in Dublin, Ireland, since the late 16th century.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Haith
    Heathman
    Hatton
    Heather
    Health
    Hoad
    Heid

    Sources (31)

    • Elizabeth Biddle in household of William G Biddle, "United States Census, 1920"
    • Elizabeth Heath in entry for William Alfred Biddle, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
    • Elizabeth Heath in household of John Egerton Heath, "England and Wales Census, 1841"

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