Hannah Hodgetts

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Hodgetts was born on 14 May 1837, in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Hodgetts, was 32 and her mother, Mary Ann Smart, was 35. She married Ralph Smith on 8 November 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1856 and lived in Dudley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 13 February 1864, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 26, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ralph Smith
1835–1914
Hannah Hodgetts
1837–1864
Marriage: 8 November 1856
Thomas Hodgetts Smith
1858–1919
Ralph Hodgetts Smith
1860–1928
Mary Ann Hodgetts Smith
1862–1925
Hannah Hodgetts Smith
1864–1864

Sources (56)

  • Hannah Hodgetts, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Hannah Hodgetts, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Hannah Smith, "United States Western States Marriage Index"

World Events (7)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Christian Barfuss BIRTH 1 Jun 1800 Bern, Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland, Bern, Switzerland DEATH 16 Apr 1847 (aged 46) Bern, Switzerland BURIAL Logan City Cemetery Logan, Cache County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 27371672

Name Meaning

English (West Midlands): variant of Hodgett, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s, from a suffixed diminutive of the personal name Hogge (see Hodge ).

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

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Hannah Hodgetts Journey to Zion

Hannah Hodgetts was anxious and excited as she waited in Liverpool, England for her turn to board the emigrant sailing vessel. At 18 years of age she was not the youngest Mormon emigrant preparing to …

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