Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Crowther was born on 17 March 1857, in Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Crowther, was 24 and his mother, Mary Jackson, was 23. He married Mary Weston on 4 October 1883, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 5 November 1926, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Edward Crowther, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Edward Crowther, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Edward Crowther, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1859 · Logan is Founded
"\""During the end of April, David Reese and his company settled the land north of the Logan River. That area was the second permanent settlement in Cache Valley and the future location of Logan. The city's boundary was drawn by Logan's first bishop, Jesse W. Fox, a government engineer. The name \""\""Logan\""\"" comes from a trapper that used to frequent the area before the pioneers came to the valley.\"""
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Yorkshire): variant of Crowder 1.
Scottish: possibly a variant of McGrouther, from Gaelic Mac Grùdair ‘son of (the) brewer’, from grùdair ‘brewer’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Crowther Brothers' Mill on Spring Creek (445 N. 4th West, Malad, Idaho)
While Edward was on his mission to Australia, from 1910 to 1912, his father Edward and mother Mary sold their grist mill at Laketown, Utah, because of the scarcity of grain and the long distance to ma …
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