Brief Life History of David
When David Reese was born on 28 June 1830, in Blackwood, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Rees, was 45 and his mother, Anne Lewis, was 40. He married Martha Eynon on 17 April 1855, in Atlantic Ocean. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1841 and Cache, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 13 February 1910, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- David Rees in household of Ann Rees, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Legacy NFS Source: David Lewis Reese - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: David Reese
- David Reese, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Welsh: variant of Rice .
North German and Dutch (De Reese): nickname for a very big man, from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch rese ‘giant’.
German: habitational name from any of the places called Rees or Reese, in Rhineland and Lower Saxony.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Some recollections relating to the early pioneer life of Logan City and Cache County
by: Joel Ricks Dec. 22, 1923 Following is the first of a series of articles written by Mr. Joel Ricks for publication in The Journal, relative to scenes and incidents in the early history of this …
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