Brief Life History of William
When William Howard was born on 2 November 1844, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Howard, was 24 and his mother, Ann Shelton, was 27. He married Betsey Jane Fackrell on 19 April 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Kings Sutton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. He died on 18 January 1873, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 28, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.
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Sources (10)
- William Howard in household of Thomas Howard, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- William Howard, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- William Howard, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (7)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States
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.
Name Meaning
English: of Norman origin, from the Middle English personal names Huward (also Howard) and Heward, from Old French Huard (itself from ancient Germanic Hugihard, hugi- ‘mind, understanding, spirit’ + hard- ‘hardy, bold’). As Hugh appears in Middle English as both How and Hew, this is the definite origin of Heward and a source of Howard. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Hugh .
English: from the Middle English personal name Haward or Howard, usually an Anglicized form of Old Danish Hāwarth (Old Norse Hávarthr, from há ‘high’ + varthr ‘guard, guardian, warden’). Alternation between Haward and Howard may have led to later confusion with Hayward .
English: occasionally a variant of Ewart 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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William Howard William Howard son of Joseph Howard and Ann Shelton born 2 November 1844, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England William in company with his brother Thomas crossed the plains in the year …
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