Brief Life History of Ezra Granger
When Ezra Granger Williams was born on 17 November 1823, in Warrensville, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, his father, Frederick Granger Williams, was 36 and his mother, Rebecca Swain, was 25. He married Henrietta Elizabeth Crombie on 15 August 1847, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 1 August 1905, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- E G Williams, "United States Census, 1880"
- Ezra G Williams, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Ezra Grainger Willliams, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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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
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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
Name Meaning
English: variant of William , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America, this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages, such as Dutch Willems . Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
History: This surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF DR. EZRA GRANGER WILLIAMS
Written by his daughter Lucy E. Godfrey Dr. Ezra Granger Williams, son of Dr. Frederick Granger Williams and Rebecca Swain Williams, was born at Warrensville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on November 17, 1 …
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