Brief Life History of Harriet
When Harriet Weston was born on 2 May 1837, in Shearsby, Leicestershire, England, her father, Robert Weston, was 25 and her mother, Ann Elliott, was 20. She married John Clows on 26 July 1859, in Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1864 and lived in Farr West, Weber, Utah, United States in 1900 and Slaterville, Weber, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 26 January 1915, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Harriott Weston in household of Robert Weston, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Frederick Weston, "Birth Certificate," illegitimate son of Harriet Weston
- Harriett Weston, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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1841
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Josiah Nelson BIRTH 1841 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA DEATH 1841 (aged less–than 1 year) Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA BURIAL Ogden City Cemetery Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 240526232 · View Source
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from any of numerous places called Weston, from Old English west ‘west’ + tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’.
topographic name from Middle English atte west tun(e) ‘at the west farmstead, settlement’ (Old English west + tūn), or from Middle English (bi) weste(n)tune (Old English be westan tūne or be west in tūne), denoting someone who lived either to the west of a settlement or in the western part of a settlement. The latter was a common surname in Sussex.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Memory of Harriet Weston Bowns
Memory given by Irene Comora Bowns Crezee to Lila Sowards. Harriet had a wash stand with a drawer. She would keep peppermint candy in that drawer.
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