Rodolphus Cravath

Brief Life History of Rodolphus

When Rodolphus Cravath was born on 1 January 1833, in New York, United States, his father, Austin Cravath, was 27 and his mother, Eliza Doty, was 24. He died on 25 June 1850, at the age of 17, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Austin Cravath
1805–1844
Eliza Doty
1808–1889
Rodolphus Cravath
1833–1850
Helen Cravath
1835–1889
Mary Cravath
1838–1895
Laura Cravath
1840–1917

Sources (5)

  • Rudolphus Cravath, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Rodolphus Cravath, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
  • U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

World Events (4)

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.

1846

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

1847

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

Name Meaning

Old German: Famous wolf

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