Brief Life History of Eliza
When Eliza Doty was born on 29 April 1808, in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States, her father, Ira Doty, was 22 and her mother, Betsey Murray, was 17. She married Austin Cravath on 25 December 1828, in Gainesville, Gainesville, Wyoming, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 21 January 1889, in Kamas, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Eliza Brown Kimball in household of Heber C Kimball, "United States Census, 1860"
- Eliza Doty in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- Eliza Cravath, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
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.
Name Meaning
English: probably a variant of Doughty . This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
History: Edward Doty (c. 1600–55) was one of the passengers on the Mayflower, a servant of Stephen Hopkins. He became comparatively wealthy and moved to Duxbury MA, where he left nine children.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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