Brief Life History of William
When William Geddes was born on 14 November 1832, in Newtownhamilton, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, his father, Hugh Geddes, was 31 and his mother, Agnes Graham, was 36. He married Elizabeth Stewart on 3 June 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1860 and Franklin, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1880. He died on 23 August 1899, in Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Plain City Cemetery, Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- William Geddes in household of Hugh Geddes, "Scotland Census, 1851"
- William Geddes, "Find A Grave Index"
- William in entry for Joseph Stewart Geddes, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1838 · Jenners Department Store Opens its doors
Jenners was founded by Charles Jenner as a department store for the community. The original building was destroyed by a fire in 1892 but, with a new design in mind, the store was reopened in 1895 with new features. It was named Harrods of the North after it was given Royal Warrant in 1911 and was visited by Queen Elizabeth II on its 150th anniversary. It was sold to the House of Fraser in 2005, which in 2008, made much needed improvements to the store.
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Historical Boundaries 1859: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Gaddis , from the lands of Geddes in Nairnshire.
English: possibly a variant of Gedde, a nickname from Middle English gedde ‘pike’ (the fish), with post-medieval excrescent -s. However, the modern surname appears to be entirely Scottish in origin (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life Sketch of William Geddes taken from William Geddes--Wives and Descendants
William Geddes, son of Hugh Geddes and Agnes Graham, was born the 14th day of November 1832 at Newton-Hamilton, Keady Parish, Armagh, Ireland. Our first records state that the family had been forced …
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