Eliza Shelton

Brief Life History of Eliza

When Eliza Shelton was born on 7 August 1840, in Southampton, York, New Brunswick, Canada, her father, David Booth Shelton Sr., was 53 and her mother, Bethia Slason, was 38. She married James Keeler on 3 March 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States for about 20 years. She died on 6 November 1909, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Richfield City Cemetery, Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Keeler
1817–1907
Eliza Shelton
1840–1909
Marriage: 3 March 1856
Samuel Avery
1854–
Eliza Bethiah Keeler
1857–1858
Laura Ann Keeler
1859–1909
James Shelton Keeler
1861–1887
Margaret Keeler
1864–1910
Alice Adell Keeler
1865–1956
Joel Gideon Keeler
1867–1867
Martha Mattie Elizabeth Keeler
1869–1921
Orson Olmstead Keeler
1871–1937
Susan Keeler
1875–1888
William Ernest Keeler
1875–1889
Audrey Cannon Keeler
1879–1901

Sources (26)

  • Eliza Keeler in household of Jas Keeler, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Eliza Shelton, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • Eliza Keeler, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1849

Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, Utah Territory, United States 1851: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English (Nottinghamshire): habitational name primarily from Shelton (Nottinghamshire), but also from Shelton (Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, and Staffordshire). The placenames all derive from Old English scelf ‘rock, ledge, shelf’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

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

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History of Martha Shelton Obray

Written by Martha Price Martha Shelton Obray was born 2 October 1830 at Southampton, New Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of David Booth Shelton and Bethia Slason Shelton. Her father, David Shelton w …

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