Jacob Foutz Jr.

Brief Life History of Jacob

When Jacob Foutz Jr. was born on 25 August 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Jacob Foutz Sr, was 43 and his mother, Margaret Mann, was 42. He married Sarah Ann Thorne on 7 January 1866, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Pleasant Grove Election Precinct, Utah, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 9 December 1917, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Foutz Jr.
1844–1917
Sarah Ann Thorne
1844–1914
Marriage: 7 January 1866
Jacob Fredrick Foutz
1866–1947
Ida May Foutz
1869–1946
Joseph Earl Foutz
1871–1936
Flora Elizabeth Foutz
1873–1907
David Henson Foutz
1876–1941
Margaret Bell Foutz
1880–1941
George Thorne Foutz
1882–1945
Royal Lester Foutz
1884–1889
James Herbert Foutz
1887–1953
Merle Reeves Foutz
1889–1977

Sources (60)

  • Jacob Foutz, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Jacob Foutz, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Jacob Foutz, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1845 · Oh My Father

"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Pfautz , a nickname for a puffing person.

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

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Jacob Foutz 1844 - 1917

JACOB FOUTZ, Jr. 1844 - 1917 Nauvoo, Illinois was the birthplace of Jacob Foutz on 25 August 1844, one of the most perilous times of the Church. The Prophet Joseph Smith had been martyred jus …

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