Maria Keziah Welch

Brief Life History of Maria Keziah

When Maria Keziah Welch was born on 24 February 1850, in Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, United States, her father, John Welch Sr, was 27 and her mother, Eliza Billington, was 24. She married Moroni Lorenzo Phillips on 11 October 1875, in Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Three Mile Creek, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1870 and Box Elder Election Precinct, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 6 January 1941, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 90, 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

Sources (27)

  • Mariah Welch in household of Jno Welch, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Maria Keziah Welch - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Mariah Welch
  • Maria Welch Phillips, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1851 · Brigham City is Settled

In 1851, Brigham City is settled and named after Brigham Young.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

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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