Rachel Pritchard

Female20 October 1842–1 May 1877

Brief Life History of Rachel

When Rachel Pritchard was born on 20 October 1842, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Pritchard, was 27 and her mother, Hannah Davies, was 27. She married William Marley on 4 March 1865, in North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 1 May 1877, in Robin, Bannock, Idaho, United States, at the age of 34, and was buried in Laketown Cemetery, Laketown, Rich, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Marley
1843–1920
Rachel Pritchard
1842–1877
Marriage: 4 March 1865
Hyrum Marley
1863–1863
Martha Marley
1867–1868
Thomas Bullock Marley
1867–1877
Annie L Marley
1870–1900
Sarah Marley
1873–1903
Rachel Marley
1874–1954
Gwenllian Marley
1876–1876
Hannah Marley
1877–1911

Sources (10)

  • Rachel Prichard in household of Thomas Prichard, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Rachel Prichard, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920"
  • Rachel Pritchard Marley, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 March 1865North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
  • Children (8)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (6)

    1843

    Age 1

    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

    1846

    Age 4

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

    1863

    Age 21

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    Name Meaning

    Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhisiart ‘son of Richard’(see Richard ).

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

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