Edward Pugh Jr.

28 May 1824–14 September 1900 (Age 76)
Stretford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Edward

When Edward Pugh Jr. was born on 28 May 1824, in Stretford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Edward Pugh, was 34 and his mother, Mary Bailey, was 40. He married Mary Ann Rock on 24 July 1847, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Dilwyn, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. His occupation is listed as farmer in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 14 September 1900, in Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Kanab City Cemetery, Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward Pugh Jr.
1824–1900
Elizabeth Kelly
1849–1917
Marriage: 5 May 1866
Edward Kelly Pugh
1868–1927
Eliza Ann Lyde Pugh
1870–1930
John Phillip Pugh
1871–1877
Charles Robert Pugh
1874–1935
Emily Vilate Pugh
1876–1899
Mary Elizabeth Pugh
1879–1879
Leonard Bailey Pugh
1880–1927
David Long Pugh
1882–1961
Orson Levi Pugh
1884–1885
Pearl Edna Pugh
1886–1942

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 May 1866Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

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    World Events (8)

    1825 · The Crimes Act
    Age 1
    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.
    1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
    Age 9
    The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
    1846
    Age 22
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    Welsh: Anglicized form of the patronymic ap Hugh ‘son of Hugh’ (see Hughes ).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Pue
    Hughes
    Pew
    Peugh
    Pough

    Story Highlight

    History of Mary Ann Rock

    Mary Ann Rock was born February 2, 1812, to George Rock and Mary Clarke at Westhide, Herefordshire, England and was married to Benjamin Williams about July 4, 1837. Elder Wilford Woodruff came to …

    Sources (40)

    • Edward Pugh in household of Edwd Pugh, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
    • Edward K. Pugh in entry for Charles R. Pugh, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
    • Edward Pugh, "United States Census, 1880"

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