When Emily Grace Williams was born on 23 December 1838, in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, her father, William Williams, was 37 and her mother, Bathsheba Burne, was 41. She married Henry Beckstead on 6 March 1857, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 25 July 1922, in South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in South Jordan Cemetery, South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1839: Johnson, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Johnson, Iowa, United States
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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.
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Possible Related NamesNote: I have found three stories of Emily's life. One was apparently written by a granddaughter, Pearl Bills Maynard. One was signed by a grandson, Carlos Owen Beckstead, who lived with her for five …
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