Caroline Vaughn

Brief Life History of Caroline

Caroline Vaughn was born on 18 August 1843, in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of Thomas Vaughan and Mary. She married Absalom Wamsley Smith on 11 May 1861, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1855. She died on 6 March 1862, in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 18, and was buried in Draper City Cemetery, Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Absalom Wamsley Smith
1819–1904
Caroline Vaughn
1843–1862
Marriage: 11 May 1861
Jedediah M Smith
1862–1862

Sources (7)

  • 1843 England Birth Registration Index for Caroline Vaughn
  • 1861 Utah Marriage of Absalom Wamsley Smith & Caroline Vaughan
  • 1862 Find A Grave Index for Caroline Vaughn Smith

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World Events (4)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1849

Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Name Meaning

Welsh: variant of Vaughan .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Carolyn Vaughan Smith

Birth: 1843 Wolverhampton Staffordshire, England Death: Mar. 6, 1862 Draper Salt Lake County Utah, USA Married to Absalom Wamsley Smith. Mother of Jedediah, who was born l0 Feb 1862 (he died at age …

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