Brief Life History of Elizabeth Elmira
When Elizabeth Elmira Babbitt was born on 18 May 1830, in Painesville Township, Lake, Ohio, United States, her father, Lorin Whiting Babbitt, was 23 and her mother, Almira Castle, was 20. She married Leonard Gurley Rice on 18 March 1849, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States for about 20 years and Hooper Election Precinct, Weber, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 26 June 1907, in Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Parker, Fremont, Idaho, United States.
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- Elizabeth Rice in household of Leonard G Rice, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Elmira Babbitt - Individual or family possessions: birth: 18 May 1830; Painesville, Lake, Ohio, United States
- Elizabeth Babbitt, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1846
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Iowa, United States 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
Name Meaning
English (Suffolk and Somerset): variant of Bobbitt . This surname is now extinct in Britain.
History: The founder of the American Babbitt family was Edward Bobet, who came to Plymouth Colony in 1643.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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"Indian Annie"
Following is an excerpt from a Deseret News article published: Tuesday, May 12 1998 12:00 a.m. MDT. It is about the Indian baby that Elizabeth took into her home. [There was another orphan know as "I …
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