Brief Life History of Mary Lucretia
When Mary Lucretia Willis was born on 18 March 1837, in McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois, United States, her father, William Wesley Willis, was 25 and her mother, Margaret Jane Willis, was 24. She married Thomas Dunlop Brown on 19 October 1855, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and Kanarraville, Kane, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 11 March 1912, in Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States.
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- Mary L. Groves, "United States Census, 1900"
- Mary Lucretia Groves, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Lucretia Mary Willis, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"
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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
1861
Historical Boundaries: 1861: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1864: Kane, Utah Territory, United States 1883: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Iron, Utah Territory, United States
Name Meaning
variant of Will with genitival -s. This surname represents a retention of the second syllable, introduced by the addition of the Middle English genitival suffix -es, which would have been pronounced in the Middle English period. Compare Wills . In some cases the name is a variant of Willey , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
variant of Willows .
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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William Wesley Willis Sr.
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF WILLIAM WESLEY WILLIS SR. 16 August 1811--8 November 1872 (This was obtained from Mrs. Mary Brimful of Kirkland, New Mexico on February 28, 1965. She received it from her moth …
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