Henry Hobbs

Brief Life History of Henry

When Henry Hobbs was born on 24 September 1835, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Bennett Hobbs, was 28 and his mother, Ann Owen, was 26. He married Jane Bellman on 4 April 1859, in St Silas' Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in South Weber, Davis, Utah, United States in 1880 and Layton Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 10 November 1917, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Hobbs
1835–1917
Jane Bellman
1823–1910
Marriage: 4 April 1859
Charles Henry Hobbs
1861–1910

Sources (32)

  • Henry Hobbs in household of Willm Hobbs, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Henry Hobbs, "England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Banns and Marriages, 1557-1960"
  • Henry Hobbs, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers

The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.

Name Meaning

English (southern): from the Middle English personal name Hobb(e), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Hobb .

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

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Life & Labors of Ann Owen Hobbs

Life and Labors of Ann Owen Hobbs By DeEsta Naylor, Logan Ann Owen, it would seem, was destined in another world to perform a life of usefulness and devotion as a lady’s maid to those who took her in …

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