Eliza Wheeler

Brief Life History of Eliza

When Eliza Wheeler was born on 11 April 1846, in Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Wheeler, was 41 and her mother, Elizabeth Gillings, was 37. She married George John Linford in 1867. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Eden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1900 and Weber, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 19 July 1927, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George John Linford
1838–1901
Eliza Wheeler
1846–1927
Marriage: 1867
George Albert Linford
1869–1962
Sarah Emily Linford
1870–1951
John Wheeler Linford
1871–1908
James Henry Linford
1873–1952
Joseph Smith Linford
1875–1901
Mary Eliza Linford
1877–1967
William Amasa Linford
1879–1952
Orson Pratt Linford
1881–1962
Edward Washington Linford
1885–1886

Sources (37)

  • Eliza Wheeler in household of Jno Wheeler, "United States Census, 1860"
  • 1927 - Eliza Wheeler Linford, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
  • Eliza W Linford, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States

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.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a wheelwright, a maker of wheels (primarily for carts and other vehicles, but also other kinds of wheels, for use in spinning or other manufacturing processes), from Middle English wheler, whegheler, a derivative of Old English hweogol, hweowol, hwēol ‘wheel’.

History: A founder of Salisbury, NH, in 1634 was John Wheeler.

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

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Mary Wheeler Chadwick Biography

MARY WHEELER CHADWICK Mary wheeler Chadwick was not a large woman. She was slender and only five foot two inches tall, with dark hair, which she combed with a part in the center and then straight …

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