When Elizabeth Gaskall was born on 30 September 1817, in Pennybridge, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Gaskell, was 39 and her mother, Hannah Gaskell, was 39. She married Arza Matson Adams on 17 August 1857, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She lived in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. In 1856, at the age of 39, her occupation is listed as age 39 about, pioneer with the john hunt company in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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
Historical Boundaries 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
English (Lancashire): habitational name from Gatesgill in Cumbria, from Old Norse geit ‘goat’ + skáli ‘shelter’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesMany of the early pioneers who came to the Inter-Mountain West in the mid-1800s were individuals who drew little attention from later writers. Some of them, such as Elizabeth Gaskell, lived obscure, …
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