Brief Life History of George
When George Davis was born on 4 November 1832, in Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Davis, was 34 and his mother, Lucy Davey, was 25. He married Elizabeth Magdalene Hammon on 5 February 1859, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Riverdale, Weber, Utah, United States in 1870 and Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 5 May 1912, in Thomas, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Wilford Cemetery, Wilford, Fremont, Idaho, United States.
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- George Davis, "United States Census, 1870"
- George, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- George Davis, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937" - 5 May 1912
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1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States
1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.
1854
Historical Boundaries 1854: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: patronymic meaning ‘Dafydd's (son)’, equivalent to Welsh ap Dafydd, the Welsh form of David . The spelling Davis is more typical in southwestern England northwards as far as Lancashire, where the frequency of the surname largely reflects Welsh migration, but may sometimes represent a native English surname based on Davy (compare Davies ). Davis (including in the sense 2 below) is the eighth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans.
Irish and Scottish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Daibhéid ‘son of David’; see McDevitt . Compare Davies .
History: John Davis or Davys (c. 1550–1605) was an English navigator who searched for the Northwest Passage. — By the 18th century there were numerous persons named Davis in America, including the jurist John Davis, born in 1761 in Plymouth, MA, and Henry Davis, a clergyman and college president, who was born in 1771 in East Hampton, NY. — Jefferson Davis, born in 1808 in KY, was president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Pioneer Dies at His Home in Idaho
Great activity marks career of George Davis, who came to Utah in 1853. Thomas, May 13 - May people in this place and adjacent territory mourn the loss sustained by the community in the death of George …
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