Brief Life History of Ellen
When Ellen Rockwood was born on 23 March 1829, in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Albert Perry Rockwood, was 23 and her mother, Nancy Haven, was 23. She married Brigham Young on 21 January 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848 and lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 6 January 1866, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 36.
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Sources (7)
- Ellen Rockwood, "United States Census, 1850"
- Ellen A. Rockwood, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Ellen A. Rockwood, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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World Events (8)
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.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1841 · The Nauvoo Legion
In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English rok(e) ‘rook’ + wod(e) ‘wood’ (Old English hrōc, wudu). The name may be topographic, denoting someone who lived by a wood inhabited by rooks, or habitational, for someone from any of several minor places so named, such as Rookwood Hall in Abbess Roding (Essex), Rook Wood in Finchingfield (Essex), or Rockwood in East Grinstead (Sussex).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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