When Elizabeth Harrison was born on 17 March 1817, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Harrison, was 40 and her mother, Elizabeth Sollery, was 29. She married George Goddard on 10 September 1839, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 12 April 1903, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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English (northern): from the Middle English personal name Harry or Herry + -son. These were the common pronunciations of Henry (see Harry ).
History: Harrison is an extremely common surname in northern England. One important and influential American family of bearers are descended from Benjamin Harrison, who emigrated from England to VA in 1633 or 1634. Descendants include another Benjamin Harrison (c. 1726–91), who was an activist in the American Revolution and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His son William Henry Harrison (1773–1841) and great-grandson Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901) both became presidents of the US.
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