Elizabeth Scearce

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Scearce was born on 4 January 1822, in Richmond, Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States, her father, William Scearce, was 42 and her mother, Nancy Walker, was 38. She married William Leany on 7 September 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 9 June 1908, in Leeds, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Harrisburg, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Leany
1814–1891
Elizabeth Scearce
1822–1908
Marriage: 7 September 1845
Sarah Ann Leany
1846–1900
William Laney Jr.
1848–1922
Helen Elizabeth Leany
1850–1918
Hyrum Leany
1852–1945
David Laney
1854–1928
Marietta Leany
1856–1944
Amelia Leany
1858–1913
Mary Leany
1859–1915
Thomas Jefferson Leany
1865–1896

Sources (27)

  • Elizth Leary in household of Wm Leary, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Elisabeth Scearce - Published information: birth-name: Elizabeth Scearce
  • Elizabeth Scearce Leany, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

before 1845 · Oh My Father

"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."

Name Meaning

English: unexplained. Compare Scarce .

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

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Story Highlight

Elizabeth Scearce Laney

---Written by Elizabeth M. McQuaid, a granddaughter ---Leeds, Utah, June 1931 Among the early converts of the Latter-day Saints Church were William Scearce and his daughter, Elizabeth, a girl in her …

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