When Archibald Williams was born on 30 March 1841, in Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Alexander Williams, was 37 and his mother, Isabella Gill, was 34. He married Eliza Price Armstrong in 1860, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. He died in June 1869, in Starr Valley, Elko, Nevada, United States, at the age of 28.
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The Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized on March 17, 1842. Emma Smith was the first Relief Society president. It was established as a way to help strengthen and serve other women.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
On May 27, 1850, a tornado came through Nauvoo and took the remaining outer walls of the temple. It was the most frightful thing the city had witnessed. Not just a tornado but also lightening, thunder, wind, hail and rain assailed the spot. Over time what was not destroyed by the storm crumbled until only a small amount was left.
English: variant of William , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America, this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages, such as Dutch Willems . Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
History: This surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.
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Possible Related NamesSketch of her life as told by herself and written by Lucy A. W. Pace Epsy Jane Williams was born January 10, 1831 in Galveston County, Illinois. Her father, Alexander Williams was born in 1803 i …
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