Brief Life History of Emma
When Emma Hurren was born on 21 February 1852, in Linstead Parva, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Hurren, was 24 and her mother, Eliza Reeder, was 22. She married James Woolf on 13 December 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1937. She died on 11 October 1937, in Riverdale, Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Hyde Park Cemetery, Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Emma Hurren in household of Jas Hurren, "United States Census, 1860"
- Emma Woolf, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
- Emma Hurren in entry for James Woolf, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1859
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: James Albert Ashcroft BIRTH 4 Nov 1859 Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah, USA DEATH 4 Dec 1859 (aged 1 month) Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah, USA BURIAL Hyde Park Cemetery Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 39295214
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English (Suffolk and Norfolk): nickname for someone with shaggy or unkempt hair, Old French hurand, hurant, from hure ‘hair’ + the suffix -and, -ant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Eliza Reeder wife of James Hurren
When they arrived at Salt Lake they were met by Eliza's brother George and Bishop Naylor of the 3d Ward, who cared for them for a couple of days. From there they went to Brigham city. Her brother Ge …
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