Brief Life History of Emma Smith
When Emma Smith Ashby was born on 10 March 1843, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Nathaniel Ashby, was 37 and her mother, Susan Hammond, was 34. She married Benjamin Joseph Stringham on 26 October 1861, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 25 May 1877, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 34, and was buried in Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Emma Ashby in household of Susan Ashby, "United States Census, 1850"
- Emma Smith Ashby Stringham, "Find A Grave Index"
- Emma Smith Ashby in entry for Benj Ashby Stringam, "Utah, Early Mormon Missionary Database"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1852
Historical Boundaries: 1852: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Washington, Utah, United States
1861
Historical Boundaries: 1861: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Washington, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places in northern and eastern England called Ashby, from Old Norse askr ‘ash’ (or in one instance possibly from the Old Norse personal name Aski) + bȳ ‘farm’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life History for Benjamin Joseph Stringham
Life History; taken from Stringham, George Ammon; The Stringham Family; pages 139-40 Benjamin Joseph, son of George and Dolly [sic] Hendrickson Stringham, was born in Springfield, Illinois, Ma …
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