Thomas Fenn

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Fenn was born on 16 July 1841, in Billington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Fenn, was 22 and his mother, Jane Andrews, was 21. He married Martha Isabelle Billingsley on 25 September 1864, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 18 April 1885, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Fenn
1841–1885
Martha Isabelle Billingsley
1844–1918
Marriage: 25 September 1864
Martha Jane Fenn
1865–1927
Warren Thomas Fenn
1866–1949
Lovina Emeline Fenn
1868–1947
Joseph Adelbert Fenn
1871–1872
Adelia Maud Fenn
1871–1951
Effie Mae Fenn
1873–1919
Archie Gilbert Fenn
1879–1956
Ray Randolph Fenn
1883–1965

Sources (20)

  • Thomas Fenn in household of Mary Andrews, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Thomas Fenn, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Thos Fenn in entry for Arch G Fenn and Margaret Wilder, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

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World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1849

Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

1853

The Provo City Cemetery was dedicated in 1853.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name in south-east England for someone who lived in a low-lying marshy area, from Middle English fen(ne) ‘fen, marsh’ (Old English fenn).

South German: topographic name from Old High German fenni, Middle Low German and Old Frisian fenne ‘bog’. Compare Fehn .

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 馮, see Feng 1.

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

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