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