Brief Life History of Filia Ann
When Filia Ann Woods was born on 5 January 1860, in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Cheese Woods, was 27 and her mother, Sarah Nunn, was 27. She married Dan Braby on 11 January 1883, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 25 February 1903, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 43.
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- Filia A. Evans, "United States Census, 1900"
- Filia Ann Woods, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920"
- Filia A. B. Evans, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Wood with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: adopted as a translation of Ó Cuill ‘descendant of Coll’ (see Quill ), or in Ulster of Mac Con Coille ‘son of Cú Choille’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the wood’, which has also been mistranslated Cox , as if formed with coileach ‘cock, rooster’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Charles William Hobbs Trail Excerpt
Source of Trail Excerpt: Young, Joseph W., "Report of the Immigration," Deseret News [Weekly], 17 Sept. 1862, 93. Read Trail Excerpt: REPORT OF THE IMMIGRATION SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 16th, 1862. EDIT …
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