John Welch Sr

Brief Life History of John

When John Welch Sr was born on 6 January 1823, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Nicholas Welch II, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Briggs, was 23. He married Eliza Billington on 18 May 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 8 November 1910, in Paradise, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Welch Sr
1823–1910
Eliza Billington
1825–1907
Marriage: 18 May 1845
Nicholas Welch
1846–1847
child Welch
1854–1854
Elizabeth Preston Welch
1848–1924
Maria Keziah Welch
1850–1941
Eliza Ann Welch
1852–1927
child Welch
1855–1855
Charlotte Welch
1856–1922
Martha Jane Welch
1859–1923
Annie Welch
1861–1939
John Welch Jr
1864–1948
William Wallace Welch
1867–1920
Flora Velletti Welch
1870–1879

Sources (63)

  • Jno Welch, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John Welch, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • John Welch, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1841

Historical Boundaries: 1841: Non County Area, Missouri, United States 1841: Andrew, Missouri, United States

1846

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

Name Meaning

English: variant of Welsh or Walsh , an ethnic name for someone of Welsh origin. This is the usual form of the surname in England; the usual form in Ireland is Walsh and in Scotland Welsh .

German: variant of Welk .

Americanized form of German Welsch .

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

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Story Highlight

Life Sketch of Nicholas (II) and Elizabeth Briggs Welch

Transcribed from the Hatch book by Marjorie Eddy and Kathleen Savage Judd. From “A History of Ann Welch Crookston” by Mary Ann Crookston Farmer, “Welch Family History” by Eleanor Welch Schow, and “E …

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