Elizabeth Cozzens

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Cozzens was born on 24 March 1849, in Freystrop, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, Moses Cozzens, was 28 and her mother, Emily Philip Miles Rowe, was 33. She married Richard Jenkins Davis on 5 September 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1868 and lived in Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1880 and Cherry Creek, Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1900. In 1880, at the age of 31, her occupation is listed as keeping house. She died on 24 October 1905, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Willard City Cemetery, Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Jenkins Davis
1826–1892
Elizabeth Cozzens
1849–1905
Marriage: 5 September 1868
Richard Davis
1862–
Moses Cozzens Davis
1869–1946
George Miles Davis
1871–1871
Emily Elizabeth Davis
1873–1967
Edward Harvey Davis
1874–1941
Mary Ann Davis
1876–1931
John "Jack" Charles Davis
1878–1951
Joseph Davis
1880–1909
Richard Loton Jenkins Davis
1882–1952
Robert Cozzens Davis
1884–1972
Wilford Davis
1887–1932
Seymour Lawren Davis
1889–1964
Martha Davis
1891–1891
Letitia Davis
1891–1964

Sources (47)

  • Elizabeth Davis, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Elizabeth Cousins, "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907"
  • Elizabeth Cozzens Davis, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1851

Historical Boundaries: 1851: Utah Territory, United States 1852: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1856: Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Box Elder, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Cozens .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Elizabeth Cousins

Elizabeth Cousins was born March 24, 1849 at her home in Freystrop, Pembrokeshire, in the south of Wales. The name Cousins was spelled in a variety of ways depending on the entry. These include Cozzen …

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