Henry Garrett

Brief Life History of Henry

When Henry Garrett was born on 17 January 1846, in Willenhall, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Garrett Jr., was 28 and his mother, Maria Maycock, was 22. He married Mary Ann Ashdown on 6 March 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Coventry Holy Trinity, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Davis, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 6 January 1908, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Garrett
1846–1908
Mary Ann Ashdown
1852–1921
Marriage: 6 March 1870
William Henry Garrett
1871–1872
George Edward Garrett
1873–1937
Henry Garrett Jr.
1875–1875
David Arthur Garrett
1876–1956
Ann Lizette Garrett
1879–1916
Lester Owen Garrett
1881–1931
Lucy Ann Garrett
1882–1962
Joseph Burgess Garrett
1883–1977
Rose Ellen Garrett
1884–1974
Ella Maria Garrett
1886–1887
Elizabeth Albenia Garrett
1887–1973
Martha Jane Garrett
1888–1983
Alfred Thomas Garrett
1889–1956
Ida Garrett
1891–1969
Thomas James Garrett
1893–1893
Hazel Garrett
1893–1895
Charles Rawlins Garrett
1893–1962
Mabel Garrett
1897–1963
Jed Garrett
1897–1986
Edward Day Garrett
1900–1986

Sources (95)

  • Unknown, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Henry Garratt, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Utah, U.S., Select County Marriages, 1887-1937

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States

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.

Name Meaning

English (southern): from the Middle English personal name Gerad, a variant of either Gerald or Gerard .

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

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Life History of Henry Garrett - Written by Elizabeth A. Garrett Atkinson, July, 1948

Henry Garrett was born January 17th, 1846, in Willenhall. Warwickshire. England, the son of William Garrett and Maria Maycock. While a young man in England, he helped his father and older brothers ma …

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