Moroni Lorenzo Phillips

13 July 1848–20 March 1926 (Age 77)
Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Moroni Lorenzo

When Moroni Lorenzo Phillips was born on 13 July 1848, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, William Samuel Phillips, was 33 and his mother, Hannah G Henderson, was 36. He married Maria Keziah Welch on 11 October 1875, in Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1860 and Box Elder Election Precinct, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 20 March 1926, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Moroni Lorenzo Phillips
1848–1926
Maria Keziah Welch
1850–1941
Marriage: 11 October 1875
Moroni Melvin Phillips
1876–1879
Victor Verne Phillips
1880–1966
John Welch Phillips
1883–1961
Eliza Mariah Phillips
1886–1975
William Wallace Phillips
1889–1964

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    11 October 1875Utah, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1851 · Brigham City is Settled
    Age 3
    In 1851, Brigham City is settled and named after Brigham Young.
    1863
    Age 15
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
    Age 22
    Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

    Name Meaning

    English, Dutch, North German, and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Philip . In North America, this surname has also absorbed cognates from other languages (see Philips ).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Phillipps
    Philipps
    Philip
    Phelps

    Sources (29)

    • Maroni Philips in household of Wm S Philips, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Maroni L. Phillips in entry for Maria Welch Phillips, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
    • Moroni Philips in household of William Philips, "England and Wales Census, 1851"

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