Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Fairchild was born on 28 March 1828, in Marion, Ohio, United States, her father, Joshua Fairchild, was 31 and her mother, Prudence Fenner, was 29. She married Brigham Young on 3 October 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1842 and Batesville, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 26 June 1910, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Grantsville City Cemetery, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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- Elizabeth Mc Murray, "United States Census, 1860"
- Elizabeth Chastain, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Elizabeth Fairchild in entry for William Lowry Chastain, "Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1850 · Tornado Finishes off the Temple
On May 27, 1850, a tornado came through Nauvoo and took the remaining outer walls of the temple. It was the most frightful thing the city had witnessed. Not just a tornado but also lightening, thunder, wind, hail and rain assailed the spot. Over time what was not destroyed by the storm crumbled until only a small amount was left.
Name Meaning
English (southern): nickname from Middle English fair child ‘handsome child’ or ‘handsome youth of noble birth’ (see Child ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Prudence Fenner
Prudence Kinyon Fenner was born the 26th of March 1799 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, the youngest of six children, daughter of Betsy Kinyon and Boen Fenner. Little is known of Prudence during her younge …
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