Brief Life History of Emily Amanda
When Emily Amanda Rockwell was born on 31 January 1833, in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States, her father, Orrin Porter Rockwell, was 19 and her mother, Luana Hart Beebe, was 18. She married Hiram Gates in 1849. She lived in Solano, California, United States in 1852 and Washington Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States in 1860. She died on 28 March 1908, in Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (19)
- Emily Brazzee, "California State Census, 1852"
- THIRD MARRIAGE: Emily Brazee, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- DEATH: Emla A Tyrrell, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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World Events (8)
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.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1853
Historical Boundaries: 1853: Alameda, California, United States
Name Meaning
English (Buckinghamshire): habitational name either from Rockwell End in Hambleden (Buckinghamshire), derived from Old English hrōc ‘rook’ + holt ‘wood, thicket’, or from one or more unidentified places in southwestern England apparently named Rockwell. This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Letter to Former Mother-In-Law, Emily Rockwell
(I have kept all of the spelling/punctuation true to what was written on the letter) "Independence, Idaho May 19, 1903 Dear Mrs. Tyrrell, your favor is at hand and I thank you for it. Emily has gone …
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