Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Evans was born on 21 July 1813, in Llanrwst, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Evan Evans, was 37 and his mother, Jane Davies, was 32. He married Anne Blythin on 20 April 1835, in Saint Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in West Derby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. He died on 30 April 1875, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Peter Evans in household of Margaret Taylor, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Peter Evans, "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907," in 1813
- Peter Evans, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1815 · Manchester Dock in Liverpool Built
In 1815, the Manchester Dock in Liverpool was constructed by John Foster Sr. It was an important gateway for coal and manufactured goods mainly corn and cotton. It closed in 1929.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
Welsh: derivative of Evan , from Efan, Ifan, medieval forms of Ieuan (from Latin Johannes, the source of English John), dating from c. 1500, with the post-medieval patronymic suffix -s. Welsh Sion was a separate borrowing of English John, and Evan (Ieuan) and Sion developed as independent names.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Peter and Anne Evans Brief History
Peter Evans was born on the 21st of July, 1813 in Llanwrst, Denbighshire, North Wales to Evan Evans and Jane Jones Evans. He was their fourth child, although he had two siblings who had already passe …
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