Eliza Ann Welch

Brief Life History of Eliza Ann

When Eliza Ann Welch was born on 16 July 1852, in Chimney Rock, Morrill, Nebraska, United States, her father, John Welch Sr, was 29 and her mother, Eliza Billington, was 26. She married Orson Harrison Tippets on 2 October 1873. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Bennington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States in 1900. She died on 7 July 1927, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Sugar City, Madison, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Orson Harrison Tippets
1852–1917
Eliza Ann Welch
1852–1927
Marriage: 2 October 1873

Sources (12)

  • Eliza Tibetts in household of Orson H. Tibetts, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Eliza Ann W. Tippitts, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Eliza Ann Welch, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

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World Events (8)

1853 · Many Called to Settle the New Area

From 1853-1854, Lorenzo Snow was called with 60 other families to help settle and strength Brigham City and the surrounding area.

1863

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

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Welsh or Walsh , an ethnic name for someone of Welsh origin. This is the usual form of the surname in England; the usual form in Ireland is Walsh and in Scotland Welsh .

German: variant of Welk .

Americanized form of German Welsch .

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

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Story Highlight

Life Sketch of Nicholas (II) and Elizabeth Briggs Welch

Transcribed from the Hatch book by Marjorie Eddy and Kathleen Savage Judd. From “A History of Ann Welch Crookston” by Mary Ann Crookston Farmer, “Welch Family History” by Eleanor Welch Schow, and “E …

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