Anna Maria Fordham

Brief Life History of Anna Maria

When Anna Maria Fordham was born on 21 May 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, Elijah Fordham, was 46 and her mother, Anna Bibbins Chaffee, was 33. She married John Pepper on 7 March 1863, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 6 October 1917, in Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Wellsville Cemetery, Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Price Deakin
1832–1921
Anna Maria Fordham
1844–1917
Marriage: 9 May 1868
Mary Jane Deakin
1869–1912
John William Deakin
1871–1928
Elijah James Deakin
1873–1902
Sarah Minerva Deakin
1875–1876
Robert Price Deakin
1877–1937
Lillian Delila Deakin
1879–1961
Serena May Deakin
1881–1973
Joseph Amos Deakin Sr
1883–1940
Charles Fremont Deakin
1885–1965
Lottie Adelia Deakin
1888–1965

Sources (44)

  • Annie M Deakin in household of William Deakin, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Anna Fordham, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1775-1991"
  • ANNA M DEAKIN, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1845 · Oh My Father

"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."

1846

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

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the places in Cambridgeshire, Essex, and Norfolk named Fordham, from Old English ford ‘ford’ + hām ‘homestead’.

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

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Life Sketch of Anna Maria Fordham Pepper Deakin

Life Sketch of Anna Maria Fordham Deakin Written by herself My name is Anna Maria, daughter of Elijah Fordham and Anna Bibbin Chaffee. I was born at Nauvoo, Illinois, May 21, 1844. My parents wer …

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