Richard Moyes

5 January 1848–8 June 1922 (Age 74)
Cory Vale near Paterson, New South Wales, Australia

The Life Summary of Richard

When Richard Moyes was born on 5 January 1848, in Cory Vale near Paterson, New South Wales, Australia, his father, William Moyes Sr., was 30 and his mother, Mary Eastcott, was 30. He married Eliza Slater on 11 October 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 8 June 1922, in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Moyes
1848–1922
Eliza Slater
1847–1901
Marriage: 11 October 1868
John William Moyes
1869–1872
Charles Moyes
1870–1870
Helen Moyes
1872–1872
Richard Joseph Moyes
1873–1958
Jane Mary Moyes
1876–1963
Robert Moyes
1878–1878
James Earnest Moyes
1879–1949
Maimie Selena Moyes
1881–1955
George Ivy Moyes
1884–1931
Martha Eliza Moyes
1886–1934
Elias Albert Moyes
1889–1957
Della May Moyes
1892–1967

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    11 October 1868Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1863
    Age 15
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1867
    Age 19
    End of transportation to Western Australia.
    1868 · Impeach the President!
    Age 20
    Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish (Fife) and English: from the Middle English personal name Moise, Mose, Mosse, a vernacular form (from Old French Moïse) of Moses .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Moses

    Story Highlight

    Richard Moyes Life Sketch

    Richard Moyes was born in 1849 in New South Wales, Australia. His family joined the LDS Church when he was 7. When he turned 8 he was baptized. Not long after that the family decided to gather to Zio …

    Sources (71)

    • Richard Moyes in entry for Mary Moyes, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
    • Richard Moyes, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • Richard Moyes, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"

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