Anna Christina Mets

Brief Life History of Anna Christina

When Anna Christina Mets was born on 21 March 1844, in Zwijndrecht, South Holland, Netherlands, her father, Phillippus Mets, was 56 and her mother, Leah Ova, was 44. She married Thomas Lerwill on 4 September 1866, in Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. She lived in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States in 1900 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 3 March 1930, in Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Salem City Cemetery, Salem, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Lerwill
1844–1929
Anna Christina Mets
1844–1930
Marriage: 4 September 1866
Mary Leah Lerwill
1867–1878
Thomas William Lerwill
1869–1925
Elizabeth Ann Lerwell
1871–1925
Margaret Grace Lerwill
1874–1877
Lillian May Lerwill
1878–1893
Lydia Christina Lerwill
1880–1893
Eleanor Maude Lerwill
1883–1969
Flora Jennette Lerwill
1885–1975

Sources (28)

  • Anna C Lerwill, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Netherlands, Birth Index, 1784-1917 (21 March 1844)
  • Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1846

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

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, Untied States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

Name Meaning

German: from a short form of the female personal name Mechthild, composed of ancient Germanic maht ‘might, strength’ + hild ‘strife, battle’.

German, French (Alsace and Lorraine), and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from Metz in Lorraine, which took its name from a Gaulish tribe, the Mediomatrici; in the name of the place this became abbreviated to Mettis, hence the modern name.

German: from Mätz, a short form of the personal name Matthias (see Matthew ).

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

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Departure from London aboard the ship Hudson

Ship: Hudson Date of Departure: 3 Jun 1864 Port of Departure: London, England LDS Immigrants: 863 Church Leader: John M. Kay Date of Arrival: 19 Jul 1864 Port of Arrival: New York, New York So …

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