Elizabeth Phillips

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Phillips was born on 5 November 1823, in Ferryside, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, Benjamin Phillips, was 41 and her mother, Jane Davis, was 37. She married John Sylvanus Davis on 30 December 1850, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1854 and lived in St Peter Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1841. She died on 13 October 1906, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Sylvanus Davis
1822–1882
Elizabeth Phillips
1823–1906
Marriage: 30 December 1850
Julia Elizabeth Davis
1851–1946

Sources (24)

  • Elizabeth Davies in household of John Davies, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Elizabeth Phillips, "Wales, Glamorgan, Parish Register Marriages, 1837-1922"
  • Eliz Ph Davis, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

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World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1831 · Merthyr Uprising 

Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English, Dutch, North German, and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Philip . In North America, this surname has also absorbed cognates from other languages (see Philips ).

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

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