Frederick Lehi Foy

Brief Life History of Frederick Lehi

When Frederick Lehi Foy was born on 3 October 1844, in Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Thomas Birk Foy, was 41 and his mother, Catherine Rebecca Fink, was 34. He married Rachel Jane Slater on 25 December 1863, in Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1900 and Slaterville, Weber, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1870. He died on 1 May 1937, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in South Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frederick Lehi Foy
1844–1937
Rachel Jane Slater
1846–1928
Marriage: 25 December 1863
Frederick R Foy
1865–1865
Delila Foy
1871–1875
Ida Foy
1877–1934
Rachel Foy
1880–
Ora Lehi Foy
1886–1952

Sources (28)

  • Fredrick Fay, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Fred Lehi Foy, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Fredrick Foy, "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.

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Fahey .

Irish: variant of Fee .

French: from the medieval female personal name Foy, which is from Old French foi (from Latin fides) ‘faith’.

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

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Rachel Slater's marriage

The following was excerpted from the personal history of Margaret Ellen Slater, Rachel's sister. ...We seldom danced anything but the quadrille. We were allowed to waltz once and a while. Most of th …

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