Joseph Crowther

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Crowther was born on 3 April 1855, in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Crowther, was 22 and his mother, Mary Jackson, was 21. He married Sarah Ann Clark on 30 September 1880, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Ettingshall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1855. In 1910, at the age of 55, his occupation is listed as engineer at temple house in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. He died on 12 September 1929, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Crowther
1855–1929
Sarah Ann Clark
1862–1945
Marriage: 30 September 1880
Joseph Henry Crowther
1881–1954
Mary Ann Crowther
1883–1973
Sarah Emma Crowther
1885–1981
John William Crowther
1888–1892
Elizabeth Crowther
1892–1969
Eliza Larue Crowther
1899–1989
George Clifton Crowther
1901–1985
Jesse Lavon Crowther
1904–1962

Sources (42)

  • Joseph Crowther, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Joseph Crowther, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Joseph C Crowther, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1856

Historical Boundaries: 1856: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1877 · Logan's First Stake is Formed

Eighteen years after the first ward was established and the population of the valley increased exponentially, the first Stake was established.

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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