Lucretia Cox

Brief Life History of Lucretia

When Lucretia Cox was born on 29 December 1841, in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States, her father, Jehu Cox Sr., was 38 and her mother, Sarah Riddle Pyle, was 34. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 15 June 1848, in Platte River, Saunders, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 6, and was buried in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jehu Cox Sr.
1803–1893
Sarah Riddle Pyle
1807–1891
Rosannah Cox
1825–1866
Edward Cox
1826–1826
Thomas Cox
1827–1827
Henderson Cox
1829–1848
Sarah Cox
1832–1885
Mary Jane Cox
1833–1911
Elias Cox
1835–1917
Rachel Ann Cox
1836–1922
Jehu Cox Jr
1837–1889
Isaiah Cox
1839–1896
Lucretia Cox
1841–1848
Emma Elizabeth Cox
1844–1931
Nephi Cox
1846–1846
Joshua Cox
1847–1847
Martha Elizabeth Cox
1849–1933
Elisha Cox
1851–1851
Eliza Cox
1851–1851

Sources (9)

  • Lucretia Cox, "Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)"
  • Lucretia Cox, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
  • Lucretia Cox, 'WikiTree'

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World Events (6)

1842 · Relief Society Organized

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.

1845 · Oh My Father

"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."

1846

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

Name Meaning

English: variant of Cocke and Cook , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Irish (Ulster): mistranslation of Mac Con Coille (‘son of Cú Choille’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the wood’), as if formed with coileach ‘cock, rooster’.

Dutch and Flemish: genitivized patronymic from the personal name Cock, a vernacular short form of Cornelius .

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

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Story Highlight

Cox Family Members in the Heber Chase Kimball Wagon Train of 7 Jun 1848-24 Sep 1848

Type: Wagon. Category: Church Train. Direction: Westbound. Departed from: Winters Quarters, Nebraska, 7 June 1848. Arrival: Utah, 24 September 1848. Number in Company: 697. Days Traveled: 109 days. Je …

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