Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Kaighin was born on 11 September 1811, in Peel, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Kaighin, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Garrett, was 33. She married John Taylor on 12 December 1843, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. In 1880, at the age of 68, her occupation is listed as keeping house in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She died on 31 August 1895, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Elizabeth K. Taylor, "United States Census, 1880"
- Eliz Kilgren Kilgren, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
- Elizabeth Kaighin in entry for Thomas Edward Taylor, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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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
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
Manx, Scottish: relationship name, Manx Mac Eachain ‘son of Eachan’, a personal name meaning ‘horse-lord’. Compare Scottish McGahan .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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