Brief Life History of Wilford Woodruff
When Wilford Woodruff Luce was born on 7 November 1838, in Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine, United States, his father, Stephen Grant Luce, was 37 and his mother, Mary Ann Wheeler, was 37. He married Anne Quarmby about 1861, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. In 1880, at the age of 42, his occupation is listed as farmer. He died on 30 July 1906, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Wilfred W Luce, "United States Census, 1870"
- Wilford W, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Wilford W. in entry for Hattie Luce Marker, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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:
from the Old French and Middle English female personal name Luce, Lucy, from Latin Lucia .
habitational name from Lucé (Orne), transported to England by the Normans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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