Brief Life History of Elizabeth Annice
When Elizabeth Annice Gentry was born on 18 October 1845, in Prittlewell, Essex, England, her father, Samuel J Gentry Sr, was 24 and her mother, Elizabeth Davis, was 21. She married William Wood on 7 November 1862, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Virginia City, Storey, Nevada, United States in 1880 and West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom in 1881. She died on 4 April 1887, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Elizabeth Anne Gentry in household of Samuel Gentry, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Annice Gentry - birth-name: Elizabeth Gentry
- Elizabeth Jentry in marriage of Angus John Wood & Josephene Begelow Or Bigelow Or Beglow, 'Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950' on MyHeritage
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Virginia City, Utah Territory 1861: Virginia City, Nevada Territory 1864: Virginia City, Storey, Nevada
Name Meaning
English (Essex and Middlesex): nickname from Middle English, Old French genterie ‘nobility of birth or character’. Compare Gentle .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Wood, William, autobiography
. As time wore on I formed the acquaintance of Miss Elizabeth Gentry, the oldest daughter of Brother Samuel Gentry, who was then president of the Maldon Branch, and everything was being prepared to le …
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