Parley Pratt Austin

Brief Life History of Parley Pratt

When Parley Pratt Austin was born on 28 May 1853, in Studham, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Austin, was 30 and his mother, Emma Grace, was 26. He married Charlotte Elizabeth Butt on 24 January 1884, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Studham, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. He died on 25 March 1950, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Lehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Parley Pratt Austin
1853–1950
Charlotte Elizabeth Butt
1866–1907
Marriage: 24 January 1884
Emma Elizabeth Austin
1884–1920
Joseph Henry Austin
1886–1900
John Newbern Austin
1886–1954
Ethel Austin
1888–1976
George Lester Austin
1890–1896
Jesse Clifford Austin
1892–1991
William Francis Austin
1894–1991
Charlotte Callaway Austin
1896–1958
Parley Herbert Austin
1899–1992
Vera Alice Austin
1901–1975
Samuel Austin
1904–1904
Alta Mareen Austin
1905–2002

Sources (54)

  • Bailey Auston in household of John Auston, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • Parley Austin, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Parley Austin, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

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World Events (8)

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1863

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

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English, French, and German: from the personal name Austin, from Latin Augustinus, a derivative of Augustus (see Augustin ). This was an extremely common personal name in every part of Western Europe during the Middle Ages, owing its popularity chiefly to Saint Augustine of Hippo (354–430), whose influence on Christianity is generally considered to be second only to that of Saint Paul. Various religious orders came to be formed following rules named in his honor, including the ‘Austin canons’, established in the 11th century, and the ‘Austin friars’, a mendicant order dating from the 13th century. The popularity of the personal name in England was further increased by the fact that it was borne by Saint Augustine of Canterbury (died c. 605), an Italian Benedictine monk known as ‘the Apostle of the English’, who brought Christianity to southern England in 597 and founded the see of Canterbury.

English: variant of Aspden , with which this surname became confused.

History: This was the name of a merchant family that became established in eastern MA in the 17th century, notably in Charlestown. Richard Austin came from England and landed at Boston in 1638, and his son Anthony was clerk of Suffield, CT, in 1674. The surname is very common in England as well as America; this Richard Austin was only one of a number of bearers who brought it to North America. — In 1821 Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), born in Austinville VA, founded the first Anglo colony in TX.

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

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John & Emma Grace Austin cabin in Lehi, Utah

This small one-room cabin is where John and Emma Grace and their nine children lived for the first year after they immigrated from Studham, England to Lehi, Utah in 1868. The city of Lehi restored thi …

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