Martha Maria Moyes

24 September 1854–11 August 1945 (Age 90)
Vacy, New South Wales, Australia

The Life Summary 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

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 May 1876Pine Creek, Beaver, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1863
    Age 9
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1867
    Age 13
    End of transportation to Western Australia.
    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
    Age 27
    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Moses

    Sources (37)

    • Martha M Moyes in household of Mary Moyes, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Martha Moyes in entry for Lavern Williams Patterson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
    • Martha M Williams in household of Nephi Williams, "United States Census, 1880"

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