Brief Life History of William
When William Fereday was born on 28 February 1853, in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, his father, John Fereday, was 32 and his mother, Martha Lewis, was 26. He married Mathilde Marie Christensen on 26 July 1878, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1868 and lived in Kanosh, Millard, Utah, United States in 1880 and Mammoth, Juab, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 19 August 1916, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (26)
- William Fereday in entry for Josephine Emily Or Josephine H Jones, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- William Ferredy, "United States Census, 1880"
- Wm. Fereday in entry for Franklin L. Jones and Josephine Fereday Hanks, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
Spouse and Children
1853–1916 Male
1858–1936 Female
Children (13)
1877–1931 Female
1878–1965 Female
1880–1881 Female
1881–1881 Male
1882–1885 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1820–1898 Male
1826–1894 Female
Siblings (10)
1847–1851 Female
1849–1849 Male
1850–1893 Male
1851–1932 Male
1853–1916 Male
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World Events (8)
1854
Age 1
1863
Age 10
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 17
Name Meaning
Irish (Galway): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fearadhaigh (see Ferry 1).
English: variant of Vardy .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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