Brief Life History of Arch Simmons
When Arch Simmons Geary was born on 8 January 1893, in Morgan, Utah, United States, his father, Thomas Hewitt Geary, was 26 and his mother, Minnie Laura Simmons, was 25. He married Geneve Giles on 3 December 1914, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 9 January 1923, in Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in South Morgan Cemetery, Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (19)
- Arch Simmon Geary, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Arch Geary in entry for Kenneth T Adams and Gwen Geary, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"
- Arch S Geary, "Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1893–1923 Male
1892–1938 Female
Children (3)
1915–1997 Female
1917–2011 Male
1922–2011 Male
Parents and Siblings
1866–1936 Male
1867–1959 Female
Siblings (6)
1886–1919 Female
1890–1963 Male
1893–1923 Male
1895–1948 Male
1898–1985 Female
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 3
1896 · Utah Becomes a State
Age 3
1902 · So Much Farm Land
Age 9
Name Meaning
Irish (Cork): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gadhra ‘descendant of Gadhra’ (see O'Gara ).
Irish: alternatively, possibly a shortened form of McGeary .
English: from the Old French personal name Geri, ancient Germanic Geric, from gēr ‘spear’ + rīc ‘power(ful)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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