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Durrant, Ella E., 1893-1963

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1893 - 1963

Biographical History

Ella E. Durrant (1893-1963) was a resident of American Fork, Utah.

Ella Lorana Eskelson Durrant was born December 7, 1893 in Francis, Utah to Melisaa Fraughton and Oscar Eskelson. She married Walter Roy Durrant on May 23, 1919, in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had four children. She was a member of Adams Camp of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. Ella died on February 6, 1963, in American Fork, Utah.

Citation:
Biography, Jemima Berry Henson Durrant, 1944: title page (Ella E. Durrant)

FamilySearch, November 23, 2022 (Ella Lorana Eskelson Durrant was born December 7, 1893 in Francis, Utah to Melisaa Fraughton and Oscar Eskelson. She married Walter Roy Durrant on May 23, 1919, in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had four children. Ella died on February 6, 1963, in American Fork, Utah) Biography : Jemima Berry Henson Durrant / written by Ella E. Durrant, approximately 1940 (Ella E. Durrant; member of Adams Camp of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers)

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Biography : Jemima Berry Henson Durrant / written by Ella E. Durrant

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341072]
Identifier: MSS 2596
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed typewritten biography of Jemima Berry Henson Durrant, written by her descendant, Ella E. Durrant, around 1944. Jemima was born in England in 1826 and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She immigrated to Utah and lived in American Fork. The biography includes a history written and read by Joseph B. Forbes at the funeral of Jemima in August 1904.

Dates: 1904 August; approximately 1944

Biography : Elizabeth Jane Ginger Durrant

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341098]
Identifier: MSS 2598
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Elizabeth Ginger was born in 1853 in England. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah in 1868. She married John Durrant in 1869 and had 10 children. She died in 1932. Even though Ella Durrant is listed as the author, this item is an autobiography of Elizabeth.

Dates: 1944

Biography : Jemima and Elizabeth Durrant, our mothers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341080]
Identifier: MSS 2597
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of typewritten biographies. "Auntie," Jemima Berry Henson Durrant, was the first wife of John Durrant. Ella E. Durrant's mother, Elizabeth Jane Ginger Durrant, was John's second wife. They all lived in American Fork, Utah.

Dates: 1944

Biography : John Durrant

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341064]
Identifier: MSS 2595
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. John Durrant was born in England in 1837 and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1858. He migrated to Utah in 1861 and settled in American Fork in 1862. He married Jemima Berry Henson, Elizabeth Jane Ginger, and Kena Keys. He died in 1914.

Dates: 1944

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