Grace Florence Steed

Brief Life History of Grace Florence

When Grace Florence Steed was born on 10 February 1883, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, her father, Arthur Albert Steed, was 26 and her mother, Mary Florence Bigler, was 26. She married William James Stone on 20 April 1901, in Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Park Valley, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1930 and Park Valley Election Precinct, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1940. She died on 30 October 1953, in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William James Stone
1880–1947
Grace Florence Steed
1883–1953
Marriage: 20 April 1901
Dr. William Spencer Stone
1902–1983
Florence Helen Stone
1904–1973
Evelyn Elaine Stone
1909–1954
Alice Virginia Stone
1913–1991

Sources (25)

  • Grace F Stone in household of William J Stone, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Grace F Steed, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Florence Willis, "United States Social Security Death Index"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1889

Weber comes from John Henry Weber, an early fur trader. The university opened for students on January 7, 1889. By the late 1920's, the college was in financial difficulty and the Utah Legislature passed a law allowing the purchase of both Weber College and Snow College from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1954 the college moved from downtown Ogden the southeast bench area of the city where it resides currently.

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

Name Meaning

English:

from Middle English sted(e) ‘horse, stallion’ (Old English steda), perhaps used as a nickname for a strong or lusty man or for someone who worked with horses. Compare Steadman .

variant of Stead .

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

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