Howard Knowlton Coray

Brief Life History of Howard Knowlton

When Howard Knowlton Coray was born on 10 April 1842, in Augusta, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, his father, Howard Coray, was 24 and his mother, Martha Jane Knowlton, was 19. He married Mary Elizabeth Lusk on 15 September 1872, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Mona, Juab, Utah, United States in 1880 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 28 October 1928, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 86.

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Family Time Line

Howard Knowlton Coray
1842–1928
Mary Elizabeth Lusk
1833–1909
Marriage: 15 September 1872
Edna Helena Coray
1875–1960

Sources (59)

  • Howard K Cory, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Howard Knowlton Coray - Published information: Family genealogies: birth: 10 April 1842;
  • Utah, Select Marriages, 1887-1966

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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

Some characteristic forenames: French Aubert.

English (Devon): variant of Corin .

French (Landes): unexplained.

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

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