Brief Life History of Emma
When Emma Matthews was born on 29 April 1851, in Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Daniel Willis Matthews Sr., was 30 and her mother, Sarah Garner, was 29. She died in 1853, at the age of 2, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (4)
- Emma Matthews, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920"
- Emma Matthews, "Find A Grave Index"
- Emma Matthews, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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Name Meaning
English and Irish (Ulster and County Louth): patronymic from the personal name Matthew . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, such as German Matthäus (from the personal name Matthäus, from Latin Matthaeus) and Slovenian Matavž (from an obsolete vernacular form of the personal name Matevž, from Latin Matthaeus). Compare Mathews .
Irish: Anglicized form of Mac Mathghamhna (see McMahon ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Emma Matthews, born 29 April 1851 in Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, England; died: 1853 Stone: # 4 Right Daniel Willis Matthews Sr. and Sarah Garner, were both from England. Emma Matthews was their daugh …
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