Ephraim Frisby

31 January 1848–12 September 1908 (Age 60)
Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Ephraim

When Ephraim Frisby was born on 31 January 1848, in Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Frisby, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Ruff, was 33. He married Sarah Ann Lowe on 9 November 1868, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He immigrated to New York County, New York, United States in 1866 and lived in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1906. He died on 12 September 1908, in Eureka, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ephraim Frisby
1848–1908
Sarah Ann Lowe
1848–1928
Marriage: 9 November 1868
Ephraim Richard William Frisby
1869–1924
Louisa Elizabeth Frisby
1871–1938
Annie May Frisby
1873–1935
Rachel Emily Frisby
1874–1875
Edward James Frisby
1876–1878
John Eddie Frisby
1879–1940
Sarah Ann Frisby
1881–1959
Mary Lillian Frisby
1883–1944
Katie Esther Frisby
1885–1952
Joseph Hyrum Frisby
1887–1925
Teatce Pearl Frisby
1892–1905
Myrtle LaVean Frisby
1893–1953

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 November 1868Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (14)

    +9 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1854 · The Crimean War
    Age 6
    The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
    1863
    Age 15
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1865
    Age 17
    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Frisby on the Wreake or Frisby by Gaulby, or another lost Frisby in Leicestershire, all named with Old Norse Frīsa ‘Frisians’ + bȳ ‘farm, settlement’, meaning ‘The farmstead of the Frisians’. Compare with Fries .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Frisbie
    Fries
    Frisbee
    Frisbey

    Story Highlight

    History of Peder and Kirsten Christensen

    PEDER CHRISTIN CHRISTENSEN ANDERSEN 1828-1903 & KIRTSEN MARIE JACOBSEN CHRISTENSEN 1835-1872 Peder Christin was born July 7, 1828 in Orsoe/Erse, Jutland, Denmark to Christen Anderson and Ane Catrine P …

    Sources (41)

    • Ephraim Frisby, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
    • Esther Ann Fargley in household of William Fargley, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
    • Ephriam Frisby, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

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