Brief Life History of Louisa Jane
When Louisa Jane Berry was born on 1 December 1828, in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States, her father, Jesse Woods Berry, was 37 and her mother, Armela Shanks, was 24. She married Daniel Allen on 22 June 1847, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 26 July 1902, in Teasdale, Wayne, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Escalante Cemetery, Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States.
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- Louisa Allen in household of Daniel Allen, "United States Census, 1850"
- Louisa Jane Berry Allen, "BillionGraves Index"
- Louisa Berry in entry for Robert P Allen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1846
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Iowa, United States 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Irish and Manx: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Béara ‘descendant of Béara’, a personal name of unexplained etymology; or, in some cases, perhaps an Anglicized form of Irish and Manx Ó Beargha. Compare Barry 1.
Scottish and northern Irish: variant of Barrie .
English: habitational name from any of several places called in Devon named with Old English byrig, dative case of burh ‘fortified manor house, stronghold’, such as Berry Pomeroy and Berrynarbor.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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This was in my possession handed down from my grandmother, Ella May Allen Walker, to my mother Letha Mae Walker Harding Dixon to me, Susan Loree Harding Sorensen. Ella May was Louisa Allen's granddaug …
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