Brief Life History of Alanson
When Alanson Eldredge was born on 5 December 1846, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, his father, Ira Eldredge, was 36 and his mother, Nancy Black, was 34. He married Martha Elizabeth Neff on 9 May 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He died on 22 October 1899, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Alaman Eldridge in household of Mary Eldridge, "United States Census, 1870"
- Alonso Eldredge, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- Alanson Eldridge, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1854
On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery within their borders. This Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (London): variant of Eldridge .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Alanson Eldredge born 1847 at Winter Quarters
Raised in the Sugar House area Named Sugar House because of Sugar Beet Factory, and later other factories Married Martha Elizabeth Neff. First lived in Sugar House area, later farmed in Mill Creek a …
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