Brief Life History of Ellen Eliza
When Ellen Eliza Eldridge was born on 28 February 1850, in St Pancras, London, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Eldridge, was 24 and her mother, Eliza Pearce Radburn, was 37. She married John Heber Harrison on 24 October 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Pinto, Washington, Utah, United States in 1880 and Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States in 1920. She died on 20 October 1937, in Newcastle, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Pinto, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Ellen E Eldridge Harrison, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Ellen Eliza Eldridge, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Ellen Eliza Eldridge Harrison, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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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.
1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1856: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1866: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Washington, Utah, United States
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English (southeastern): from the Middle English personal name Elrich or Eldrich, variants of Alrich and Aldrich, representing any one of three Old English personal names, Æthelrīc, Ælfrīc, and Ealdrīc, formed respectively from æthel- ‘noble’, ælf ‘elf, sprite’, and (e)ald ‘old, honored’ + rīc ‘ruler’ (see Aldridge ). The name might also be a variant of Eldrett, a variant of Aldred , which often occurs in Middle English as Aldret and Eldret, and might have been associated with Eldridge as a result of surname confusion.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Joseph Eldridge by Melissa Hafen Jackson (great great great granddaughter)
Joseph Eldridge was the seventh child of a family of eleven children. He says in his autobiography: "My parents were very poor and there were eleven children and all at home at one time. There wer …
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