Brief Life History of Eliza
When Eliza Langman was born on 11 April 1842, in Doddington, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Langman, was 44 and her mother, Rebecca Culy Scoular, was 36. She married Moses Cluff on 12 October 1869, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States in 1870 and Walker, Yavapai, Arizona, United States in 1880. She died on 4 April 1899, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.
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- Eliza Cluff in household of Moses Cluff, "United States Census, 1870"
- Eliza Langman, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Eliza Langman, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Wasatch, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Wasatch, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hymie, Yaron.
English: variant of Longman , a cognate of 2 below.
Americanized form of German Langmann, and a variant of the same Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname: nickname for a tall person, a variant of Lang , with the addition of the suffix Middle High German man, German Mann ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Leaving for Utah
Eliza's dad did not like that she joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was an alcoholic would sometimes throw things at his wife when he was drunk. Eliza and her mother used to s …
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