Brief Life History of Marrietta
When Marrietta Kesler was born on 23 February 1839, in Augusta, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, her father, Frederick Kesler, was 23 and her mother, Emeline Parker, was 20. She married Jedediah Morgan Grant on 16 August 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 6 May 1924, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (17)
- Marietta Weir, "United States Census, 1910"
- Marrietta Kesler Weir, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Maryette Kelly, "Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Kessler .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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