Susanna Bayliss

31 May 1814–17 April 1891 (Age 76)
Lye, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Susanna

When Susanna Bayliss was born on 31 May 1814, in Lye, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Baylis, was 53 and her mother, Ann South, was 43. She married Willard Richards on 22 December 1847, in Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Leigh, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 17 April 1891, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Farmington City Cemetery, Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Willard Richards
1804–1854
Susanna Bayliss
1814–1891
Marriage: 22 December 1847
Mary Ann Richards
1851–1942

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 December 1847Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1815
    Age 1
    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
    1827
    Age 13
    Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 22
    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Bailiff , with excrescent -s, an occupational name for an officer of a court of justice, whose duties included serving writs, distraining goods, and (formerly) arresting people. In England it was formerly a status name for the chief officer of a hundred (administrative subdivision of a county). The derivation is from Middle English, Old French bailis, from Late Latin baiulivus (adjective), ‘pertaining to an attendant or porter’ (see Bailey ).History: Thomas Baylies, a prominent Quaker, came to Boston from London in 1737.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Baylis
    Bailiff
    Bayless

    Sources (7)

    • Susan Richards, "United States Census, 1880"
    • Susan Bayliss in entry for Mary Ann Richards Van Fleet, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
    • Susan Bayliss Richards, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"

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