Brief Life History of John Davis
When John Davis Rees was born on 4 March 1815, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Meredith Rees, was 27 and his mother, Mary Davies, was 21. He married Mary Catherine Morgan on 4 July 1842, in Newbridge, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1870 and Cadoxton, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1871. He registered for military service in 1856. In 1875, at the age of 60, his occupation is listed as second mayor of brigham city in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States. He died on 19 March 1880, in Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- John Reece, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Rees, "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907"
- John D. Rees, "BillionGraves Index"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
Welsh: variant of Rice .
German: habitational name from a place in the Rhineland called Rees.
German: from a short form of the personal name Andreas .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Davis Rees History
John Davis Rees, the son of Meredith and Mary Davis Rees, was born May 4, 1815, in the small town o Merthyr Tydvil of the Parish of New Bridge, South Wales. He was one of a family of nine children. …
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