Brief Life History of Lydia Esther
When Lydia Esther Ensign was born on 12 January 1841, in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Horace Datus Ensign, was 43 and her mother, Mary Bronson, was 34. She died on 10 December 1852, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 11, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Lydia Ensign in household of Mary B Ensign, "United States Census, 1850"
- Lydia Esther Ensign, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
- Ensigns in America With Allied Families
Parents and Siblings
World Events (3)
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
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868
Name Meaning
English: of uncertain etymology. From the 16th to the 19th century, the English vocabulary word ensign denoted a junior rank of infantry officer, which may be the source of the surname.
History: James Ensign (known as ‘the Puritan’) was born in Chilham, Kent,England, in 1606 and came to Hartford, CT, before 1644.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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