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Eldredge, Jean, 1930-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1930-

Biographical History

Jean Eldredge (born 1930) is a retired educator from Roosevelt, Utah.

Barbara Jean Knecht Eldredge was born in November 1930 in Massachusetts. She attended Brigham Young University from 1948 to 1952 and graduated with a degree in Home Economics. Jean married Burr Eldredge in 1950, and they settled in Roosevelt, Utah, where Burr taught school. Jean earned her teaching certification in elementary education in 1958 and a master's in education from Utah State University in 1973. Burr and Jean taught in Roosevelt until retiring in 1987. She and Burr later served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to England. Burr Eldredge passed away in 2019.

Citation:
Jean and Burr Eldredge correspondence and journals, 1902-2004, bulk 1934-2004 (Barbara Jean Knecht Eldredge)

Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, Sept. 10, 2009 (Jean Eldredge; Barbara Jean Knecht)

Ancestry.com, viewed Sept. 10, 2009 (Jean K. Eldredge; b. 1930)

UPB files, Aug. 8, 2011 (Jean Eldredge; served mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to England; attended Brigham Young University, 1948-1952)

Burr and Jean Eldredge Memorial Scholarship Endowment, via www, October 17, 2024 (Born in Massachusetts. Graduated from BYU with a degree in Home Economics; married Burr Eldredge in 1950; family lived in Rooselvelt, Utah. Earned her teaching certification in elementary education in 1958; earned her Master of Education degree at USU in 1973. Burr and Jean taught in Roosevelt until retirement in 1987) https://www.usu.edu/advancement/give/memorial/eldredge

Hullinger oOrtuary, via www, October 17, 2024 (Barbara Jean Knecht Eldredge; Burr passed away in 2019) https://www.hullingermortuary.com/obituaries/burr-eldredge

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Jean Eldredge papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6977
Scope and Contents

Collection contains correspondence between Jean Eldredge and her Eldredge and Knecht family, as well as Jean's personal journals and two patriarchal blessings. Journals and letters discuss their daily life and their activity in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Materials are written primarily in different areas of Utah. Dated between 1930 and 2020.

Dates: 1930-2020
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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