William Hatchard Jeffs

Brief Life History of William Hatchard

When William Hatchard Jeffs was born on 24 January 1853, in Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Yem Jeffs, was 24 and his mother, Mary Ann Hatchard, was 28. He married Caroline Foster Moss on 13 April 1874, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Cache, Utah, United States in 1860 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He died on 1 June 1927, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Hatchard Jeffs
1853–1927
Caroline Foster Moss
1851–1918
Marriage: 13 April 1874
Walter Samuel Jeffs
1876–1939
Caroline Adaline Jeffs
1879–1936
Ethel Jeffs
1884–1932
William John Jeffs
1886–1955
Bertie P Jeffs
1891–1891

Sources (33)

  • Wm Jeffs in household of Thos Jeffs, "United States Census, 1860"
  • William Jeffs, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
  • Wm Jeffs, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1856

Historical Boundaries: 1856: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English (Midlands): variant of Jeff , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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William Jeffs

Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 William Hatchard Jeffs age: infant at time of crossing. Departure: 3 June 1853 Arrival: 17-26 September 1853 Company Information: Claudius V. Spencer Compan …

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