Brief Life History of Harriet
Harriet Evans was born on 8 December 1820, in Dowlais, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom as the daughter of David Evans and Margaret Edwards. She married Morgan Richards on 3 August 1844, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 22 February 1898, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States.
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- Harriet Richards in household of Morgan Richards, "United States Census, 1880"
- Glamorganshire Baptisms Image | findmypast.co.uk Harriet Evans possible birth record
- Marriage Record of Morgan Richards and Harriet Evans
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World Events (8)
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
Welsh: derivative of Evan , from Efan, Ifan, medieval forms of Ieuan (from Latin Johannes, the source of English John), dating from c. 1500, with the post-medieval patronymic suffix -s. Welsh Sion was a separate borrowing of English John, and Evan (Ieuan) and Sion developed as independent names.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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