Martha Maria Moyes

Brief Life History of Martha Maria

When Martha Maria Moyes was born on 24 September 1854, in Vacy, New South Wales, Australia, her father, William Moyes Sr., was 37 and her mother, Mary Eastcott, was 37. She married Nephi Williams on 1 May 1876, in Pine Creek, Beaver, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Beaver Election Precinct, Beaver, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 11 August 1945, in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nephi Williams
1854–1924
Martha Maria Moyes
1854–1945
Marriage: 1 May 1876
Mary Frances Williams
1877–1967
Elizabeth Luella Williams
1879–1966
Martha Hattie Williams
1883–1973
LaVern Williams
1886–1958

Sources (46)

  • Martha M Moyes in household of Mary Moyes, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Martha Maria Moyes, "Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981"
  • Martha Maria Moyes Williams, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1856

Historical Boundaries: 1856: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1856: Beaver, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Beaver, Utah, United States

1863

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

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

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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