Brief Life History of Arza Matson
When Arza Matson Adams was born on 22 January 1804, in Delta, Rideau Lakes, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada, his father, Joshua Adams, was 23 and his mother, Elizabeth Chipman, was 17. He married Sabina Clark on 23 March 1831, in Augusta, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1897 and United States in 1930. He died on 15 April 1889, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Arza Adams, "United States Census, 1880"
- Arza Adams in entry for Mrs. Isabel Householder, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Carl Andersen, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
Spouse and Children
1804–1889 Male
1838–1912 Female
Children (13)
1859–1860 Male
1860–1948 Female
1862–1862 Male
1862–1897 Female
1865–1866 Female
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1780–1863 Male
1786–1856 Female
Siblings (12)
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1808–1808 Male
1810–1891 Female
1812–1869 Male
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World Events (8)
1808
Age 4
1812
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1827
Age 23
Name Meaning
English, Dutch, and German (mainly northwestern Germany): patronymic from the personal name Adam . In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Greek Adamopoulos , Serbian and Croatian Adamović (see Adamovich ), Polish (and Jewish) Adamski .
Irish and Scottish: adopted for McAdam or a Scottish variant of Adam , with excrescent -s.
History: This surname was borne by two early presidents of the US, father and son. They were descended from Henry Adams, who settled in Braintree, MA, in 1635/6, from Barton St. David, Somerset, England. The younger of them, John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) derived his middle name from his maternal grandmother's surname (see Quincy ). — Another important New England family, established mainly in NH, is descended from William Adams, who emigrated from Shropshire, England, to Dedham, MA, in 1628. James Hopkins Adams (1812–61), governor of SC, was unconnected with either of these families, his ancestry being Welsh; his forebears entered North America through PA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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LIFE OF ARZA ADAMS
Arza Adams was born Jan. 22, 1804 in the District of Johnstown County of Leeds Township of Bastard, Canada. He was the oldest son of Joshua Adams and Elizabeth Chipman who were married in Augusta Cou …
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