Alice Clayton

Brief Life History of Alice

When Alice Clayton was born on 28 March 1816, in Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Clayton, was 24 and her mother, Ann Critchley, was 22. She married Edward Martin in March 1840, in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 17 April 1859, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward Martin
1818–1882
Alice Clayton
1816–1859
Marriage: March 1840
Lucy Ann Martin
1842–1845
Mary Ellen Martin
1844–1923
Edward John Martin
1845–1846
Eber Edward Martin
1847–1847
Eliza Susanna Martin
1848–1850
Henrietta Elizabeth Martin
1849–1850
Edward Martin
1851–1852
Brigham Young Martin
1859–1930

Sources (47)

  • Alice Martin, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Alice Clayton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • England Marriages - UKBMD

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of numerous places, in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire, and Sussex, named Clayton, from Old English clǣg ‘clay’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.

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

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