Brief Life History of Elijah Moroni
When Elijah Moroni Billingsley was born on 4 August 1848, in Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States, his father, Elijah Randolph Billingsley, was 41 and his mother, Emaline Lavina Northcott, was 41. He lived in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 25 March 1883, in Utah, United States, at the age of 34.
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Sources (4)
- Elizah M Billingsly in household of Elizah Billingsly, "United States Census, 1860"
- Elijah Moroni Billingsley, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
- Elijah Morine Billingsley in the Geneanet Community Trees Index
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World Events (8)
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (West Midlands): habitational name from a place in Shropshire named Billingsley, from Old English Billingeslēah ‘clearing (Old English lēah) near a sword-shaped hill’ (billing). See Bill 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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