Mary Jane Holliday Moffat

Brief Life History of Mary Jane Holliday

When Mary Jane Holliday Moffat was born on 9 September 1859, in Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, David Kay Moffat, was 47 and her mother, Janet Leishman, was 42. She married Loring Eldredge on 3 January 1883, in Meadowville, Rich, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Meadowville, Rich, Utah, United States in 1880 and Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States in 1930. She died on 20 February 1940, in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Loring Eldredge
1857–1889
Mary Jane Holliday Moffat
1859–1940
Marriage: 3 January 1883
Loring Roland Eldredge
1883–1913
Hazel Kay Eldredge
1885–1974
Marion Moffat "Mamie" Eldredge
1887–1953
Sybil Lorene Eldredge
1888–1965

Sources (25)

  • Mary J Moffatt, "United States, Census, 1870"
  • Mary Moffat, "Find a Grave Index"
  • Mary Jane Halliday, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1870

Historical Boundaries: 1870: Rich, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Rich, Utah, United States

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Moffatt .

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

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