Samuel Wagstaff

20 October 1820–13 April 1897 (Age 76)
Upper Caldecote, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Samuel

When Samuel Wagstaff was born on 20 October 1820, in Upper Caldecote, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Isaac Wagstaff, was 33 and his mother, Mary Bathsheba Guillians, was 32. He married Lucy Maria Webb on 25 December 1840, in Northill, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 13 April 1897, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Wagstaff
1820–1897
Lucy Maria Webb
1820–1897
Marriage: 25 December 1840
John Wagstaff
1841–1864
David Wagstaff
1844–1918
Ruth Wagstaff
1847–1915
Amos Wagstaff
1850–1931
Ellen Maria Wagstaff
1852–1925
Isaac Wagstaff
1854–1917
Mary Jane Wagstaff
1857–1938
Heber Jonathan Wagstaff
1860–1912
Ephraim Newman Wagstaff
1863–1926

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 December 1840Northill, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1823
    Age 3
    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
    1825 · Museum of Lancashire
    Age 5
    The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
    1843
    Age 23
    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

    Name Meaning

    Anglo-Saxon: Wæg, a balance, and stæf a staff, stick, pole, meaning a balance pole

    Story Highlight

    Healing the Children

    Ellen D. Clarke had seen the power of God in her life, and she wanted the sisters of the American Fork Ward to know of it. Before the discovery of germ theory and the invention of vaccines, infectiou …

    Sources (78)

    • Samul Wagstaff, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
    • Samuel W Waystaff in entry for John Mentrum and Susanan Waystaff, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
    • Samuel Wagstaff in entry for Isabell Motion Wagstaff, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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