David Elisha Lindsay

4 October 1866–5 July 1902 (Age 35)
Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of David Elisha

When David Elisha Lindsay was born on 4 October 1866, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, Edwin Reuben Lindsay, was 38 and his mother, Tabitha Cragun, was 36. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Deweyville, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 5 July 1902, at the age of 35.

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David Elisha Lindsay
1866–1902
Clara Mellis Pope
1848–1872

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World Events (8)

1867
Age 1
End of transportation to Western Australia.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
Age 1
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 10
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Lindsey in Lincolnshire, England. This is first found in the form Lindissi, apparently a derivative of the British name of Lincoln . To this was later added the Old English element ēg ‘island’, since the place was virtually cut off by the surrounding fenland. The surname was taken to Scotland at an early date and is the name of an important and powerful Scottish family.Irish: adopted as an equivalent ofvarious Gaelic names (see Lindsey ).

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

Possible Related Names

Linzy
Linzey
Lindsey
Lincoln
Linsey

Sources (18)

  • David E Lindsay in household of Edwin Lindsay, "United States Census, 1870"
  • David Lindsey in household of Edwin Lindsey, "United States Census, 1880"
  • David Elisha Lindsay, "Utah, LDS Mission Calls and Recommendations, 1877-1918"

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