Born 9 Feb. 1845 at Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois.[1] Daughter of William Tenney and Eliza Webb.[2] Father died before she was born, 5 Oct. 1844.[3] Baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Apr. 1860.[4] Migrated to the Salt Lake Valley with her mother, brother, and sister in the Warren Walling pioneer company, 1860.[5] Lived in Payson, Utah Co., Utah Territory, 1860–1865.[6] Married George Q. Cannon as a plural wife, 29 July 1865, in Salt Lake City; three sons.[7] Attended social events that EBW also attended, 1892, 1902, 1903, 1904.[8] EBW noted the death of her sister, Betsy Jane Tenney Loose Simons, 15 Jan. 1904.[9] Died 17 Apr. 1908 at Salt Lake City.[10]
[1] “Sealings of Couples, Living and by Proxy, 1851–1889,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Endowment House, vol. D, 22 Nov. 1861–22 Dec. 1866, p. 495, line 7959, George Quayle Cannon and Eliza Lamercia Tenney, 29 July 1865, microfilm 1149514, DGS 7226455 (restricted access), FHL. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 10 June 2020), Eliza La Mercha Tenney (KWN2-L26).
[2] “Endowments of the Living, 1851–1884,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Endowment House, vol. F, 16 June 1866–25 Oct. 1868, p. 148, line 13, Eliza Lamacia Tenney, 29 July 1865, microfilm 183405, DGS 5270328 (restricted access), FHL.
[3] “Eliza Cannon Dies,” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 17 Apr. 1908, 1. “William Tenney,” Quincy Memorial Park, Quincy, Adams Co., IL, Find a Grave, posted 5 Oct. 2013, memorial no. 118206071 (http://findagrave.com, accessed 14 July 2020).
[4] “Endowments of the Living, 1851–1884,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Endowment House, vol. F, 16 June 1866–25 Oct. 1868, p. 148, line 13, Eliza Lamacia Tenney, 29 July 1865, microfilm 183405, DGS 5270328 (restricted access), FHL.
[5] “Eliza La Mercha Tenney,” Pioneer Database (https://history.churchofjesuschrit.org/overlandtravel/, accessed 9 July 2020).
[6] Davis Bitton, George Q. Cannon: A Biography (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1999), 143, 375. “Eliza Lamercia Tenney Cannon,” Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude (Salt Lake City: International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 1998), 1:491. “Eliza Cannon Dies,” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 17 Apr. 1908, 1.
[7] “Sealings of Couples, Living and by Proxy, 1851–1889,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Endowment House, vol. D, 22 Nov. 1861–22 Dec. 1866, p. 495, line 7959, George Quayle Cannon and Eliza Lamercia Tenney, 29 July 1865, microfilm 1149514, DGS 7226455 (restricted access), FHL. Record of Members Collection, 1836–1970, McKinley Ward, Part 1, p. 23, lines 12–13, William T. Cannon and Read T. Cannon, images 51–52/342, CR 375 8, box 4049, folder 1 (limited access), CHL. 1900 U.S. Census, Farmer’s Precinct, Salt Lake Co., UT, ED 65, p. 21, Eliza T. Cannon.
[8] EBW, Diary, 3 May 1892; 19 July 1902; 25 June 1903; 12 Oct. 1903; 7 July 1904. “Birthday Anniversary,” Woman’s Exponent, 15 May 1892, 164–165. “A Beautiful Thought. Old Ladies’ Annual Party,” Woman’s Exponent, 1 July 1903, 9.
[9] EBW, Diary, 15 Jan. 1904.
[10] “Utah State Archives Indexes,” database and images, Utah State Archives (https://archives.utah.gov, accessed 10 July 2020); Utah Department of Health Office of Vital Records and Statistics Death Certificates, series 81448, file no. 642/550 (1908), Eliza L. T. Cannon. Salt Lake City, UT, Office of Vital Statistics, City Clerk, Death Records, 1848–Sept. 1950, vol. C, p. 389, 1908, Eliza L. T. Cannon, microfilm 26554, DGS 7578790, image 865/874, FHL. EBW, Diary, 17 and 19 Apr. 1908.