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Alanson Eldredge

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Alanson Eldredge

Birth
Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
14 Dec 1857 (aged 76)
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Burial
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Add to Map
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Alanson Eldredge was born in Mansfield, CT to Micah and Anna Hanks Eldredge. His father was a Revolutionary soldier. Alanson married Esther Sunderlin in Middletown, VT on 8 September 1803. Together they had ten children, 4 of whom died young. The family moved to New York where Esther died in 1823. Alanson took his children to Indiana where he was converted to the LDS church in 1836. Sometime after his conversion he moved to Caldwell County, Missouri, then to Nauvoo, IL. He moved west to Salt Lake with his son Ira in 1847 at the age of 65. Alanson had a tannery in the Valley and lived in Sugar House.
Alanson Eldredge was born in Mansfield, CT to Micah and Anna Hanks Eldredge. His father was a Revolutionary soldier. Alanson married Esther Sunderlin in Middletown, VT on 8 September 1803. Together they had ten children, 4 of whom died young. The family moved to New York where Esther died in 1823. Alanson took his children to Indiana where he was converted to the LDS church in 1836. Sometime after his conversion he moved to Caldwell County, Missouri, then to Nauvoo, IL. He moved west to Salt Lake with his son Ira in 1847 at the age of 65. Alanson had a tannery in the Valley and lived in Sugar House.


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  • Created by: Sherrie
  • Added: Nov 10, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22817548/alanson-eldredge: accessed ), memorial page for Alanson Eldredge (16 Nov 1781–14 Dec 1857), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22817548, citing Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA; Maintained by Sherrie (contributor 46810147).