Edmund Orson Wattis

Brief Life History of Edmund Orson

When Edmund Orson Wattis was born on 20 January 1828, in Alfrick, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Edmund Wattis, was 30 and his mother, Hannah Compton, was 23. He married Mary Jane Corey on 27 June 1852, in Uintah, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Davis, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 2 April 1891, in Uintah, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Uintah, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edmund Orson Wattis
1828–1891
Mary Jane Corey
1835–1881
Marriage: 27 June 1852
Mary Jane Wattis
1853–1947
Edmund Orson Wattis
1855–1934
George Lyman Wattis
1857–1901
William Henry Wattis
1859–1931
Eunice Elvira Wattis
1861–1945
Warren Lafayette Wattis
1865–1928
Frank Archie Wattis
1875–1878

Sources (36)

  • Edward Cheney, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Edmund Wattis, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Edmund wattis, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1831 · Old London Bridge Opens

"The popular childhood rhyme ""London Bridge is Falling Down"" refers to the infamous overpass above the Thames River. By the 19th century the bridge had started to fall apart."

1846

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

Name Meaning

Anglo-Saxon: West, water, and isc, like, meaning a waterlike

Story Highlight

Pioneer and Bishop

According to family records, in 1849 Edmund Orson Wattis traveled to Utah with the Porter Rockwell Company. His wife, Mary Jane Corey, came to Utah with her mother, Elizabeth Wright Corey, in 1851. Th …

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