William Shepherd Fausett

Brief Life History of William Shepherd

When William Shepherd Fausett was born on 29 October 1864, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Joseph Smith Fausett, was 26 and his mother, Mary Rosetta Glazier, was 20. He married Alice Lydia Pyne on 7 September 1886, in Mona, Juab, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Utah, United States for about 5 years. He died on 29 June 1932, in Pleasant View, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Shepherd Fausett
1864–1932
Alice Lydia Pyne
1868–1937
Marriage: 7 September 1886
Elizabeth Maud Lloyd Fausett
1898–1991

Sources (37)

  • William Shepherd Fausett, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • William T Fausett, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • William Shepherd Fausett, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1865 · The Assassination of a President

"While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Fawcett .

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

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Valera Snow Whatcott

Retyped by Rachel Dianne Whatcott. Based on the events that had occurred, this must have been written between 1956 and 1959 I Valera Snow Whatcott, daughter of Don Carlos and Sarah Evaline Pyne Snow, …

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