Frances Gilson

Brief Life History of Frances

When Frances Gilson was born on 15 January 1838, in Long Clawson, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Gilson, was 26 and her mother, Charlotte King, was 27. She married Richard Gibbs on 27 January 1857, in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She immigrated to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1859 and lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1862. Her occupation is listed as housewife in Palmerston, Cook Islands. She died on 23 April 1921, in Fish Haven, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Fish Haven Cemetery, Fish Haven, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Stock
1820–1896
Frances Gilson
1838–1921
Marriage: 7 December 1861
Charlotte Ann Stock
1862–1918
Mary Francis Stock
1866–1931
Charles Coulson Stock
1868–1946
Grace Maud Stock
1870–1939
May Stock
1872–1880
John Reuben Stock
1874–1935
William King Stock
1877–1878
Joseph Pierce Stock
1878–1954
Lydia Stock
1882–1882

Sources (58)

  • Francis Gibbs in household of William H Shirley, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Frances G. Stock, Fish Haven Cemetery, Bear Lake, Idaho, Birth-15 January 1837-Death 23 April 23 April, 1921 "BillionGraves Index"
  • Frances Stock, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1847

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Isabella Ratray Findlay BIRTH 1 Mar 1821 Fife, Scotland DEATH 21 Feb 1847 (aged 25) Dundee, Dundee City, Scotland CENOTAPH Fish Haven Cemetery Fish Haven, Bear Lake County, Idaho, USA PLOT 13a MEMORIAL ID 10376015

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: ‘son of Gill’, from a Middle English pet form of either the female name Gillian (Latin Juliana), or of the male names Gilliam, a variant of William, and Giles. + -son. See Gill .

English: patronymic meaning ‘son of Giles’, from the personal name Giles + -son.

Irish (Down): adopted for Mac Giolla Seanáin, see Gilsenan .

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

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