Elisha Averett Jr.

Brief Life History of Elisha

When Elisha Averett Jr. was born on 20 December 1848, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, Elisha Averett, was 38 and his mother, Sarah Jane Witt, was 17. He married Annie Catherine Sedarville on 12 May 1872, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 4 May 1912, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Heber City Cemetery, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elisha Averett Jr.
1848–1912
Annie Catherine Sedarville
1856–1932
Marriage: 12 May 1872
Elisha Byron Averett
1873–1923
John William Averett
1875–1876
George Morton Averett
1877–1941
Edwin Nephi Averett
1880–1910
Linnia Marie Averett
1882–1895
Robert Monroe Averett
1884–1908
Frederick Aldin Averett
1888–1958
Samuel Sterling Averett
1889–1900
Annie Valeria Averett
1892–1895
Laverna Mae Averett
1895–1918
Ray Witt Averett
1897–1959
Emily Jane Averett
1902–1959

Sources (26)

  • Elishua Averett, "United States Census, 1880"
  • U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
  • Elisha Averett, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1859

Historical Boundaries: 1859: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Wasatch, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Wasatch, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

Altered form of English Everett or Avery .

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

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The Wasatch Stake Tabernacle

In 1859, several families left Provo, Utah, and established Heber City in Wasatch County. The little town was named after President Heber C. Kimball. In 1887 construction began on the Wasatch Stake Ta …

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