Moses Wilkinson

Brief Life History of Moses

When Moses Wilkinson was born on 13 February 1837, in Bradford St James, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles William Wilkinson, was 21 and his mother, Sarah Ann Mercer, was 21. He married Sarah Ann Butterworth on 8 January 1858, in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1862 and lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1867. He died on 22 January 1899, in East Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

Moses Wilkinson
1837–1899
Sarah Ann Butterworth
1839–1902
Marriage: 8 January 1858
Mary Jane Wilkinson
1859–1919
Etty Helena Wilkinson
1861–1938
Emily Ellen Wilkinson
1864–1943
Lovinia Wilkinson
1866–1907
Martha Ann Wilkinson
1867–1880
Rosetta Wilkinson
1869–1931
Moses Wilkinson Jr
1871–1944
Ella May Wilkinson
1873–1880
Laura Isabelle J. Wilkinson
1875–1903
James Arthur Wilkinson
1876–1933
Ernest Edgar Aldous Wilkinson
1879–1950
Forest Butterworth Wilkinson
1880–1882
Alvin Mercer Wilkinson
1882–1882

Sources (56)

  • Moris Wilkinson in household of Chas Wilkinson, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Moses Wilkinson, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915"
  • Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

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

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic (‘son of Wilkin’) from Wilkin . Compare Wilkerson .

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

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Many Journal Entries about Samuel Oliver and family

William Joseph Smith was undoubtedly good friends with the Oliver family who seem to have lived in East Millcreek. He mentions the Oliver's hundreds of times in his Journal which was written during th …

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