Nancy Leonora Greene

Brief Life History of Nancy Leonora

When Nancy Leonora Greene was born on 25 September 1841, in Glasgow, Scott, Illinois, United States, her father, Dr. Evan Molbourne Greene, was 26 and her mother, Susan Kent, was 25. She married Franklin Wheeler Young on 5 March 1858, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Newton, Cache, Utah, United States in 1870 and Piute, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 14 June 1901, in Orangeville, Emery, Utah, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Orangeville Cemetery, Orangeville, Emery, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Franklin Wheeler Young
1839–1911
Nancy Leonora Greene
1841–1901
Marriage: 5 March 1858
Franklin Greene Young
1859–1860
Franklin Archie Young
1862–1909
Persis Louisa Young
1864–1944
Susan Evadna Young
1865–1901
Allie Young
1868–1944
Harriet Nancy Young
1869–1904
Lucy Kent Young
1872–1927
Edward Young
1875–1875

Sources (45)

  • Ncy L Young in household of Franklin W Young, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Nancy Green, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1845

Historical Boundaries: 1845: Scott, Illinois, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

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

Name Meaning

English and Irish: variant of Green . In North America, this surname has assimilated cognates from other languages.

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

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Story Highlight

"First Woman Journalist" - article in church news

Article from Church News, week ending February 9, 1980. "Profiles from the Past" on back page. Written by Carol Cornwall Madsen Louise Greene was only 4 years old when her family left Kanesville, Iow …

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