Martha Callan

30 September 1843–8 March 1905 (Age 61)
St Issells, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Martha

When Martha Callan was born on 30 September 1843, in St Issells, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, James Callan, was 21 and her mother, Sarah Prout, was 20. She married Thomas Davis on 12 January 1867, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1866 and lived in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1870 and Benson, Cache, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 8 March 1905, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Davis
1839–1925
Martha Callan
1843–1905
Marriage: 12 January 1867
Sarah Jane Davis
1867–1938
Martha Ann Davis
1870–1938
Mary Elizabeth Davis
1871–1921
Thomas James Davis
1874–1876
Emma Maretta Davis
1877–1972
Polly Barnetta Davis
1880–1956

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 January 1867Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (2)

    World Events (8)

    1846
    Age 3
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1851 · Brigham City is Settled
    Age 8
    In 1851, Brigham City is settled and named after Brigham Young.
    1863
    Age 20
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Irish Colm, Dermot, Aidan, Brennan, Donovan, Eamon, Ethna, Grainne.Irish (Louth and Monaghan): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cathaláin ‘descendant of Cathalán’, a personal name representing a diminutive of Cathal (see Cahill ).Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cailein ‘son of Cailean’, or Mac Ailein, see McCallion and Collin .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Cahill
    Calland
    Callen
    Cahalan
    Callin
    Cahalane

    Sources (22)

    • Martha Davis, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
    • Martha Davis in household of Thomas Davis, "United States Census, 1900"
    • Martha Callan in entry for James Franklin Ballard and Polly Bernetta Davis, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

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