Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Treharne was born on 2 April 1828, in Llangendeirne, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, William Treharne, was 29 and her mother, Anne Richards, was 29. She married Edward Ashton on 6 February 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 27 August 1897, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Jane Ashton in household of Edward Ashton, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jane Treharne, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Jane T Ashton, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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World Events (8)
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1846
Iowa is the 29th state.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Name Meaning
Welsh (Glamorgan and Carmarthenshire): from the Welsh personal name Trahaearn, composed of the elements tra ‘most, very’ + haearn ‘iron’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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