Caroline Eliza Haight

Brief Life History of Caroline Eliza

When Caroline Eliza Haight was born on 5 December 1837, in Moravia, Cayuga, New York, United States, her father, Isaac Chauncey Haight, was 24 and her mother, Eliza Ann Snyder, was 22. She married Christopher Jones Arthur on 30 December 1854, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 3 March 1874, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Cedar City Cemetery, Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Christopher Jones Arthur
1832–1918
Caroline Eliza Haight
1837–1874
Marriage: 30 December 1854
Samuel Lamanite Arthur
1854–1891
Eliza Ann Haight Arthur
1857–1860
Christopher Haight Arthur
1859–1874
Caroline Keturah Arthur
1861–1904
Joshua Haight Arthur
1864–1922
Benjamin Franklin Haight Arthur
1866–1868
Mary Haight Arthur
1868–1870
Sarah Haight Arthur
1871–1962

Sources (54)

  • Caroline Haight in household of Isaac C Haight, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Caroline Haight, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • Caroline Arthur, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

Name Meaning

possibly a variant of Hight , a topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill. This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.

perhaps sometimes a nickname from Middle English hait ‘merry; revelry’.

English:

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

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AN ACCOUNT OF MY ANCESTORS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TEMPLE BUILDING AND TEMPLE SERVICE compiled by Caroline Arthur Nelson Westover

AN ACCOUNT OF MY ANCESTORS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TEMPLE BUILDING AND TEMPLE SERVICE compiled by Caroline Arthur Nelson Westover My great grandfather Isaac C. Haight and his wife were baptized in Amen …

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