John Moyes

Brief Life History of John

When John Moyes was born on 18 October 1838, in Worlingworth, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, Jonathan Moyes, was 21 and his mother, Dinah Abbott, was 20. He married Elizabeth Murray on 16 November 1857, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom in 1838. He died on 14 February 1919, in Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Moyes
1838–1919
Elizabeth Murray
1840–1905
Marriage: 16 November 1857
John Jonathan Moyes
1858–1933
Sarah Sophia Moyes
1861–1945
Joseph Jeremiah Moyes
1862–1937
Robert Lemon Moyes
1865–1934
George Quain Moyes
1867–1932
Francis Adora Moyes
1868–1878
Grace Moyes
1869–
Cordelia Cora Moyes
1870–1955
Della Elizabeth Moyes
1871–1887
Richard Daniel Moyes
1872–1878

Sources (33)

  • John Moise, "United States Census, 1870"
  • John Moyse, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • John Moyes, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"

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World Events (8)

1846

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

1859

Historical Boundaries: 1859: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States

1863

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

Name Meaning

Scottish (Fife) and English: from the Middle English personal name Moise, Mose, Mosse, a vernacular form (from Old French Moïse) of Moses .

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

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Life Story of John Moyes

John Moyes was born in Worlingworth, Suffolk County, England to Jonathan and Dinah Abbott Moyes. His Patriarchal blessing gives his birth date as October 12, 1838. Cemetery records say October 18, 1 …

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