Ward Eaton Pack Sr.

Brief Life History of Ward Eaton

When Ward Eaton Pack Sr. was born on 17 April 1834, in Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States, his father, John Pack, was 24 and his mother, Julia Ives, was 17. He married Elizabeth Still on 5 March 1853, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. He died on 16 November 1907, in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Maesar-Fairview Cemetery, Maeser, Uintah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ward Eaton Pack Sr.
1834–1907
Laura Cravath
1840–1917
Marriage: 26 September 1858
Ward Eaton Pack Jr
1859–1908
Marvin Elmer Pack
1860–1916
Leon Rodolphus Pack
1862–1941
Helen Eliza Pack
1864–1877
Julia Vilate Pack
1865–1882
Rubin Osmer Pack
1867–1868
Mary Agnes Pack
1868–1932
John Austin Pack
1871–1950
Grace Elizabeth Pack
1873–1946
Pearl Irene Pack
1875–1965
Laura Eleanor Pack
1879–1952

Sources (88)

  • Warden Peck, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Ward E Pack, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • W E Pack in entry for Margaret Ann Pack Fowler, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

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.

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World

William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.

Name Meaning

English (Kent and Devon): variant of Pask , derived from Middle English Pake ‘Easter, Passover’.

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a wholesale trader, from Middle Low German packe, German Pack ‘bundle, package’ (see Packer ). Compare Pak .

Dutch: variant, archaic or Americanized, of Pak , a cognate of 2 above.

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

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Autobiography of Julia Ives Pack

Autobiography of Julia Ives Pack My father, Erastus Ives, was born at Farrington, Connecticut, November 2, 1780. He died at Watertown, New York, September 3, 1828. My mother, Lucy Paine, was born …

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