When Margaret Jane Ellison was born on 11 August 1842, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, John Ellison, was 24 and her mother, Alice Pilling, was 21. She married William Riley Taylor on 27 September 1857, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 12 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Belsay, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Election Precinct 4 Bicknell, Wayne, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 25 August 1925, in Loa, Piute, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Loa Cemetery, Loa, Piute, Utah, United States.
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English: from the Middle English personal name Ellis (Old Testament Elijah) + -son.
English: from the Middle English, Old French female personal name Elissent, Elisant, ancient Germanic Elisind.
Scottish: sometimes a post-medieval variant of Allison , which is mainly concentrated in northern England and southwestern Scotland. There is a similar Scottish variation between Alison and Elison as female personal names.
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Possible Related NamesThe William Riley Taylor Family Written by Carol T. Floyd Granddaughter of William Riley Taylor (Submitted by Debra Young, June 2011) Margaret Jane Ellison was born 11 August 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois …
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