Elizabeth Buxton

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Buxton was born on 5 April 1840, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Buxton, was 26 and her mother, Elizabeth Carnall, was 20. She married Edward Partridge Jr on 15 February 1862, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 8 September 1898, in Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Fillmore Cemetery, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward Partridge Jr
1833–1900
Elizabeth Buxton
1840–1898
Marriage: 15 February 1862
Emily Partridge
1862–1899
John Clisbee Partridge
1865–1894
Charles Partridge
1867–1868
George Arthur Partridge
1869–1938
Don Carlos Partridge
1871–1948
Clara Partridge
1873–1966
Frank Harvey Partridge
1875–1972
Mary Aloha Partridge
1877–1953
Lydia Maude Partridge
1879–1940

Sources (43)

  • Elizabeth Buxton in household of John Buxton, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  • Elizabeth Buxton Partridge, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1846

Historical Boundaries: 1846: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1854: Nebraska Territory, United States 1854: Washington, Nebraska Territory, United States 1856: Douglas, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Douglas, Nebraska, United States

1863

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

Name Meaning

English:

habitational name from Buxton in Derbyshire, which in Middle English was called Buchestanes, Bucstones (i.e. ‘bowing stones’, from Middle English b(o)ugen, Old English būgan ‘to bow’ + stanes ‘stones’). It is probably named for logan stones in the vicinity. (Logan stones are boulders so poised that they rock at a touch.)

less commonly, a habitational name from Buxton in Norfolk, which is named with the genitive case of the Old English personal name Bucc (see Buck 1) + Old English tūn ‘settlement, enclosure’.

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

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Conversion of John Buxton and Elizabeth Carnall

"Sheffield, I suppose, could justly claim to be called the ugliest town in the Old World.” So wrote author George Orwell in 1937. Sheffield was ugly, for those who were looking for ugliness, partly be …

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