William Henry Harrison Keyes

Brief Life History of William Henry Harrison

When William Henry Harrison Keyes was born on 20 November 1812, in New London Township, Huron, Ohio, United States, his father, Francis Keyes, was 41 and his mother, Temperance Sanders, was 48. He married Eliza Ann Herrick on 12 April 1834, in Clay, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Coast Fork Precinct, Lane, Oregon, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1884. He registered for military service in 1851. He died on 9 May 1895, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Harrison Keyes
1812–1895
Eliza Ann Herrick
1815–1895
Marriage: 12 April 1834
Howard Keyes
1835–1836
William Henry Keyes
1837–1838
Alma Keyes
1839–1918
Sarah Elizabeth Keyes
1841–1916
Edward Keyes
1844–1918
Lyman Wight Keyes
1847–1887
Alpharreta Ophelia Keyes
1849–1918
Joseph Franklin Keyes
1852–1852
Lemuel Harrison Keyes
1854–1863
Francis Marion Keyes
1856–1948

Sources (46)

  • Harrison H Ryes, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Harrison Kies, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Daughter of Harrison Keyes : Death of Sarah Elizabeth Stuart, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

English, Irish and Scottish: variant of Kay , of various origins, mostly, with excrescent -s.

English (of Norman origin): in some cases, possibly a variant of Guise, a habitational name from Guise in Aisne, Picardy.

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

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