Elizabeth Ann Reeves

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Ann

When Elizabeth Ann Reeves was born on 12 July 1830, in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Reeves, was 35 and her mother, Eliza Ann Brookes, was 33. She married William Butler on 13 September 1857, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Goshen, Juab, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 7 March 1914, in Stockton, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Original Goshen Pioneer Cemetery, Goshen, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Thomas Woodhead
1831–1902
Elizabeth Ann Reeves
1830–1914
Marriage: 15 June 1863
Emily Diana Woodhead
1864–1956
Victoria Naomi Woodhead
1865–1925
Flora Woodhead
1865–
Julia Woodhead
1867–1881
Amasa Woodhead
1868–1880
Jane Anna Laura Woodhead
1869–1960
Catherine Woodhead
1871–1953

Sources (38)

  • Elizabeth Reeves in household of James Reeves, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Elizabeth Reeves, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Elizabeth Reeves in 1960 entry for Laura Woodhead Booth, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1849

Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States

1854 · The Crimean War

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.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Reeve , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

English: from Middle English reve + genitival -s, for the son, daughter, wife, or servant of a reeve or of someone surnamed Reeve .

English: from Middle English atte Reves, a topographic and occupational name for someone who lived and probably worked ‘at the reeve's (house)’.

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

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GEORGE THOMAS WOODHEAD George Thomas Woodhead was born in Goole, Yorkshire, England, on July 3, 1831. The son of William Woodhead, Born May 19, 1805, died Dec. 10, 1885 and Charlotte Spencely Woodhea …

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