Brief Life History of Maria
Maria Williams was born on Christmas Day in Wells England in 1839. Her parents 0NNN migrated to America and settled in Panaca, Nevada. That is in Lincoln County. They were probably latter-day Saint converts. They both died there about the time they reach 70.
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- Maria Williams in household of Owen Williams, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Maria Williams Davis, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Maria Davis, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of William , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America, this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages, such as Dutch Willems . Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
History: This surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Final Tribute Maria Williams Davis
August 14, 1926 SLC Newspaper Final Tribute Paid to Panguitch Octogenarian Native of England Mrs. Maria Williams Davis …
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