Flavilla Lucy Leavitt

Brief Life History of Flavilla Lucy

When Flavilla Lucy Leavitt was born on 8 April 1842, in Burton Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States, her father, John Leavitt, was 43 and her mother, Lucy Rowell, was 38. She married John Adams on 2 April 1862, in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Cambria, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States in 1850. She died on 30 March 1863, in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 20, and was buried in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Adams
1836–1901
Flavilla Lucy Leavitt
1842–1863
Marriage: 2 April 1862
Orilla Adams
1863–1863
Flavilla Leavitt Adams
1863–1938

Sources (20)

  • Flavilla Leavitt in household of John Leavitt, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Flavilla S. Seavitt, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
  • Flavilla Leavitt Adams, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946"

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World Events (7)

1846

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

1848

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States

1850

Named after the early pioneer leader Daniel C. Davis the County was established as a territory in 1850.The territorial legislature created Davis County in 1852 and designated its County seat at Farmington-midway between boundaries-the Weber River on the north and the mouth of the Jordan River on the south. Westward the County includes a portion of the Great Salt Lake-its largest island on which Antelope Island State Park is now located.During first half-century Davis County grew slowly.It supported a hardy pioneer people engaged in irrigation agriculture and raising livestock.The Utah Central Railroad(now the Union Pacific crossed the County from Ogden on the north to Salt Lake City on the south in 1870 and offered welcome transportation links to bring manufactured products.This was the beginning of a transition in the County's history that led to mechanized agriculture, a surge of commerce, banking, and local business along with improved roads, new water systems, and the electrification of homes and business

Name Meaning

English:

(of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French leuet ‘wolf cub’ (see Low 3).

habitational name from any of various places in Normandy called Livet. All are of obscure, presumably Gaulish, etymology.

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

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