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Eliza <I>Briggs</I> Stratton

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Eliza Briggs Stratton

Birth
Stalybridge, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England
Death
8 Jan 1871 (aged 34)
Overton, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Burial
Overton, Clark County, Nevada, USA Add to Map
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When the Willey and Martin Handcart Companies arrive in the Salt Lake Valley, James and Frances Stratton took in Eliza Briggs (20-years old). On 12 Feb 1858 James married Eliza--entering into polygamy.

James was called on a mission to Dixie in southern Utah to help settle the country there. He and Eliza went with their family to southern Utah. Eliza died there on 8 January 1871 after giving birth to their eighth baby.
When the Willey and Martin Handcart Companies arrive in the Salt Lake Valley, James and Frances Stratton took in Eliza Briggs (20-years old). On 12 Feb 1858 James married Eliza--entering into polygamy.

James was called on a mission to Dixie in southern Utah to help settle the country there. He and Eliza went with their family to southern Utah. Eliza died there on 8 January 1871 after giving birth to their eighth baby.


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