Brief Life History of Mary Reeder
When Mary Reeder Hurren was born on 29 July 1848, in Linstead Parva, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Hurren, was 21 and her mother, Eliza Reeder, was 18. She married Joseph Moroni Wight on 5 October 1864, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. She immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1856 and lived in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States in 1880 and Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States for about 30 years. She died on 27 January 1937, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- Mary Wright, "United States Census, 1920"
- Mary Reeder, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Hurren, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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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.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English (Suffolk and Norfolk): nickname for someone with shaggy or unkempt hair, Old French hurand, hurant, from hure ‘hair’ + the suffix -and, -ant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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The Reeder's & Hurren's traveled to Salt Lake as members of the Willie Handcart Company.
They came to America on the ship THORNTON which left Liverpool, England, on 4 May 1856 and arrived in New York, New York, on 14 Jun 1856. The church leader was James G. Willie. The following people t …
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