Elisha Wheat Van Etten

Brief Life History of Elisha Wheat

When Elisha Wheat Van Etten was born on 12 February 1814, in Mount Pleasant, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, his father, Derick Richard A. Van Etten, was 28 and his mother, Mercy Wheat, was 53. He married Abigail Jane Daley on 26 July 1859, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1851. He died on 30 April 1899, in Pilot Grove, Lee, Iowa, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Clay Grove Cemetery, West Point Township, Lee, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elisha Wheat Van Etten
1814–1899
Emma Josephine Kinney
1844–1913
Marriage: 16 February 1864
Elisha James Van Etten
1863–1866
Moses William Van Etten
1864–1926
Elisha William Van Etten
1865–1867
Richard Henry Van Etten
1866–1923
William Van Etten
1867–
Charles Benjamin Van Etten
1869–1940
Minnie Emmeline Jane Van Etten
1872–1934
Elvira Nellie Van Etten
1873–1957
Brita Blanch Van Etten
1875–1955
Gwendolyn Van Etten
1877–1923
George Van Etten
1879–
Hiram Van Etan
1882–
Harry J. Van Etten
1883–1922
Benjamin Oliver Van Etten
1889–1923

Sources (73)

  • Elisha Van Hetten, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Marriage date to Susannah Maria Egbert
  • Elisha Wheat VAN ETTEN, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1833

Historical Boundaries: 1833: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1834: Michigan Territory, United States 1834: Des Moines, Michigan Territory, United States 1836: Des Moines, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1838: Des Moines, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Des Moines, Iowa, United States

1846

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

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.

Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.

Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.

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

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