Emma Grace

Brief Life History of Emma

When Emma Grace was born on 20 March 1827, in Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Jackson-Grace I, was 34 and her mother, Mary Ann George, was 29. She married John Austin on 20 March 1847, in Studham, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 12 sons and 5 daughters. She immigrated to American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States in 1868 and lived in Studham, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 30 November 1893, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Lehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Austin
1822–1907
Emma Grace
1827–1893
Marriage: 20 March 1847
Harriet Austin
1847–1916
George Austin
1849–1925
Hyrum Austin
1850–1850
Joseph Austin
1850–1850
Alfred Austin
1851–1852
Parley Pratt Austin
1853–1950
Heber Charles Austin
1855–1947
William Austin
1857–1921
Sarah Emma Austin
1859–1878
Juliet Austin
1860–1954
Hector Austin
1861–1864
Annie Maria Austin
1863–1934
Mark Austin
1864–1952
Thomas Herbert Austin
1865–1923
John Ezra Austin
1868–1948
Luticia Austin
1869–1967
Franklin Austin
1871–1873

Sources (63)

  • Emma Jackson in household of Thomas Jackson, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Emma Grace, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Emma Grace, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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    World Events (8)

    1830

    Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    1846

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

    Name Meaning

    English: nickname from Old French cras, gras ‘fat, big’ (from Latin crassus, Anglo-Latin grassus).

    English: topographic name from Middle English gras ‘grass, pasture’ (Old English græs), for someone who lived near an area of grassland.

    Scottish: in some instances, probably a variant of Gracey .

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

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