Brief Life History of Susan Ann
When Susan Ann Gay was born on 13 June 1841, in De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, United States, her father, Alexander Gay, was 28 and her mother, Martha Ann Covington, was 22. She married Nelson Wheeler Whipple on 8 February 1857, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 29 September 1911, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Susan Whipple, "United States Census, 1910"
- Susan Ann Whiffle, 29 Sep 1911, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Susan A Gay in entry for Nelson Wheeler Whipple, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1842 · Relief Society Organized
The Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized on March 17, 1842. Emma Smith was the first Relief Society president. It was established as a way to help strengthen and serve other women.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861
Mississippi became the second state to leave the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1861.
Name Meaning
English (southwestern), French, and Catalan: nickname for a lighthearted or cheerful person, from Middle English, Old French gai, Catalan gay ‘cheerful’. In Middle English the term could also mean ‘wanton, lascivious’ and this sense may lie behind the surname in some instances.
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of the places in Normandy called Gaye, from an early proprietor bearing an ancient Germanic personal name cognate with Wade .
Catalan: probably also from the personal name Gai (from Latin Gaius).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Memories of Julia Taylor Neville about her Grandmother Whipple and her Parents Ida and Ezra Taylor
Memories of Julia Taylor Neville about her Grandmother Whipple and her Parents Ida and Ezra Taylor (Typed by Barbara Gustaveson) I remember going to visit Grandma Whipple (Susan Ann Gay Whipple) on t …
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