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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- 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"
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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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