When Elizabeth Jane McElroy was born on 25 January 1819, in Churchtown, Caernarvon Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, James McElroy, was 49 and her mother, Sarah Wishard, was 43. She married Charles Adams Foster on 21 March 1847, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 10 January 1899, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Rua (Irish) or Mac Gille Ruaidh (Scottish) ‘son of the red-haired lad’ (from ruadh ‘red’). Compare Gilroy and Kilroy .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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