Mary Jane Rees

Brief Life History of Mary Jane

When Mary Jane Rees was born on 21 May 1843, in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, John Davis Rees, was 28 and her mother, Mary Catherine Morgan, was 21. She married Lewis Nathaniel Boothe on 26 February 1860, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1852 and lived in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1860 and Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 16 January 1879, in Honeyville, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lewis Nathaniel Boothe
1832–1925
Mary Jane Rees
1843–1879
Marriage: 26 February 1860
Mary Lenora Boothe
1860–1935
Susannah Arvilla Boothe
1862–1916
Lewis Henry Boothe
1864–1876
Permilla Boothe
1866–1948
John Meredith Boothe
1869–1940
Elizabeth Vilate Boothe
1870–1941
Barbra Booth
1872–
Sarah Geneva Boothe
1873–1874
Eva Welch Booth
1875–1915
Lillian Boothe
1877–1960
Fredrick Eugene Boothe
1879–1879

Sources (42)

  • Mary Booth in household of Albert Stubblefield, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary Jane Rees Boothe, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary Jane Booth in entry for Laran Eville Booth, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

1853 · Many Called to Settle the New Area

From 1853-1854, Lorenzo Snow was called with 60 other families to help settle and strength Brigham City and the surrounding area.

Name Meaning

Welsh: variant of Rice .

German: habitational name from a place in the Rhineland called Rees.

German: from a short form of the personal name Andreas .

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

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