Brief Life History of Elizabeth Waln
When Elizabeth Waln Vaux was born in 1854, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Hon. Richard D. Vaux Esq., was 38 and her mother, Mary Morris Waln, was 40. She married Horace Greely Backenstoe Artman on 8 June 1880, in Spring Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and New Jersey, United States in 1914. She died in 1943, at the age of 89, and was buried in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Bessie Vaux, "United States Census, 1870"
- Elizabeth M. H. Vaux, "Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976"
- Eliz. W. Vaux, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915"
Spouse and Children
1857–1884 Male
1854–1943 Female
Children (2)
1881– Male
1883– Male
Parents and Siblings
1816–1895 Male
1814–1895 Female
Siblings (7)
1841–1841 Female
1842–1932 Female
1843–1888 Male
1844–1930 Female
1846–1922 Female
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World Events (8)
1861
Age 7
1863
Age 9
1879
Age 25
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin) and French: habitational name from any of various places in northern France called Vaux, from the Old French plural of val ‘valley’. Compare English Vause and French Devaux .
History: Richard Vaux (1749–90) emigrated from Sussex, England, to Philadelphia, PA, in early youth. Calvert Vaux, landscape architect, emigrated from London, England, to America in 1850 and designed several major US parks, including Central Park in New York City (with Frederick Olmstead). — This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors (along with its variant Veaux and altered form Devoe ) and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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