John Thomas Rees

Brief Life History of John Thomas

When John Thomas Rees was born on 21 January 1841, in Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, John Thomas Rees, was 41 and his mother, Mary Hewes, was 33. He married Nancy America Weir on 26 September 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1871 and Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 11 March 1883, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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John Thomas Rees
1841–1883
Nancy America Weir
1850–1915
Marriage: 26 September 1870

Sources (7)

  • John Rees in household of John Rees, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • John Thomas Rees, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • John Thomas Reese, "Find A Grave Index"

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    World Events (8)

    1843

    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

    1850

    Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States

    1859 · Logan is Founded

    "\""During the end of April, David Reese and his company settled the land north of the Logan River. That area was the second permanent settlement in Cache Valley and the future location of Logan. The city's boundary was drawn by Logan's first bishop, Jesse W. Fox, a government engineer. The name \""\""Logan\""\"" comes from a trapper that used to frequent the area before the pioneers came to the valley.\"""

    Name Meaning

    Welsh: variant of Rice .

    German: habitational name from a place in the Rhineland called Rees.

    German: from a short form of the personal name Andreas .

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

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    The Life Summary of Nancy America

    When Nancy America Weir was born on 29 October 1850, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, her father, Jonathan Browning, was 45 and her mother, Elizabeth Caroline Clark, was 33. She …

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