Eliza Gill

Brief Life History of Eliza

When Eliza Gill was born on 28 November 1814, in Norton Lees, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Gill, was 26 and her mother, Elizabeth or Betty Swindin, was 22. She married Samuel Hartley Jr. on 31 January 1836, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Deseret, Millard, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 17 November 1891, in Oak City, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Oak City Cemetery, Oak City, Millard, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Hartley
1812–1856
Eliza Gill
1814–1891
Marriage: 31 January 1836
Sarah Wells Hartley
1836–1921
Clementine Emma Hartley
1844–1848
Matilda Jane Hartley
1838–1916
Robert Gill Hartley
about 1840–about 1840
Samuel Hartley
1842–1898
Josephine Lucy Smith Hartley
1846–1929
Farewell Harrison Hartley
1848–1919
Lorenzo James Hartley
1851–1851

Sources (28)

  • Eliza Hartley in household of Saml Hartley, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Eliza Gill, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Eliza Gill Hartley, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

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. 

1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed

The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.

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

Some characteristic forenames: Indian Avtar, Amritpal, Darshan, Hardip, Nirmal, Sohan, Ajit, Balwinder, Charan, Jasvir, Kewal, Navdeep.

English and Scottish: in northern England and Scotland sometimes from Middle English Gille, Old Norse Gilli, which is of Irish (Gaelic) origin (see below), and pronounced with a hard g. As a personal name it is not found after c. 1200.

English and Scottish: topographic name from Middle English gille ‘deep glen, ravine’ (Old Norse (Norwegian) gil), pronounced with a hard g. The term is found mainly in northwestern England, where Norwegian Vikings settled.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

Eliza Gill

Was born on a farm, she left her husband and sailed from Liverpool England with her five children to the United States. They crossed the plains with the Martin Handcart Company.

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