Celestia Ann Farr

3 January 1845–21 June 1921 (Age 76)
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

The Life Summary of Celestia Ann

When Celestia Ann Farr was born on 3 January 1845, her father, Aaron Freeman Farr, was 26 and her mother, Persis Atherton, was 24. She married Moses Thatcher on 7 April 1861, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Iron City, Iron, Utah, United States in 1850 and Logan, Cache, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 21 June 1921, at the age of 76, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Moses Thatcher
1842–1909
Celestia Ann Farr
1845–1921
Marriage: 7 April 1861
Ida Thatcher
1863–1907
Emma Thatcher
1865–1948
Moses Thatcher, Jr.
1869–1944
George Farr Thatcher
1871–1914
Leonidas Thatcher
1874–1944
Preston Atherton Thatcher
1877–1959
Kathrine Nilsson
1878–1970
Lettie Vida Thatcher
1884–1959

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 April 1861Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1846
    Age 1
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1847
    Age 2
    Earliest grave seen in memorial list
    1865
    Age 20
    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

    Name Meaning

    English: from Middle English fear(r), farre (Old English fearr) ‘steer, ox’, applied as a nickname for a fierce man or a metonymic occupational name for someone who kept a bull.German: nickname from Middle High German varne, var, with the same meaning as 1 above.

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

    Story Highlight

    Lettie Ann Farr Thatcher Find A Grave Memorial# 24089308

    Lettie Ann Farr Thatcher Birth: Jan. 3, 1845 Nauvoo Hancock County Illinois, USA Death: Jun. 21, 1921 Logan Cache County Utah, USA Daughter of Aaron Freeman Farr and Persis Atherton Married Moses …

    Sources (36)

    • Letitia Farr in entry for Preston Atherton Thatcher, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
    • Letitia F Thatcher, "United States Census, 1910"
    • Lettie Farr in entry for P A Thatcher and Margaret S Snyder, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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