Eliza Emeline
DANA
(b.
29 December 1885
,
Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Territory
d.
13 December 1968
,
Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA
)
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Eliza Emeline DANA was born 29 December 1885 in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Territory
Eliza Emeline DANA was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Eliza Emeline married Don Carlos WRIGHT 15 January 1900 in Afton, Uinta, Wyoming, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Don Carlos WRIGHT was born 2 January 1876 in Snyderville, Summit, Utah, USA. Don Carlos died 29 June 1948 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA (Eagle Rock).
Eliza Emeline DANA died 13 December 1968 in Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA.
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Family and Children of Eliza Emeline DANA
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Don Carlos WRIGHT-- Date: 15 January 1900 Place: Afton, Uinta, Wyoming, USA
Children of Don Carlos WRIGHT and Eliza Emeline DANA:
Joel Sidney WRIGHT (b.28 January 1907, Thayne, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA d. 18 June 1982, Burley, Idaho, USA)
m. Letah Clara Mary JONES 10 April 1929
Don Carlos WRIGHT-- Date: 15 January 1900 Place: Afton, Uinta, Wyoming, USAChildren of Don Carlos WRIGHT and Eliza Emeline DANA:
Joel Sidney WRIGHT (b.28 January 1907, Thayne, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA d. 18 June 1982, Burley, Idaho, USA)m. Letah Clara Mary JONES 10 April 1929
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1885 Birth 29 December 1885
Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Territory
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1900 Marriage / PartnerEliza Emeline DANA and Don Carlos WRIGHT 15 January 1900, Afton, Uinta, Wyoming, USA
She was 14 years old.
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.1907 Birth of ChildJoel Sidney WRIGHT was born 28 January 1907, Thayne, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA
Eliza Emeline was 21 years old.
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2) 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
1948 Death of Spouse/PartnerDon Carlos WRIGHT died 29 June 1948, Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA (Eagle Rock)
1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.1968 Death 13 December 1968
Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA
She died at the age of 83.
Added: 1/13/2026 1:36:59 PM
- Updated: 1/13/2026 1:37:22 PM
The exact evolution of the name Arizona is debated by historians; the Spanish called the area Arisona, Arissona or Arizona, based on native American word(s) translated as meaning 'silver-bearing' or 'place of the small spring.' (statesymbolsusa.org)February 14, 1912 - Arizona becomes 49th U.S. state. This region was sometimes called Arizona before 1863, although it was still in the Territory of New Mexico. (www.50states.com)
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