Annie Roberts

Brief Life History of Annie

When Annie Roberts was born on 26 March 1851, in Stratford, Essex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Benjamin Roberts, was 24 and her mother, Ann Reed Everington, was 24. She married Jeremiah Russell Willey on 14 March 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 8 daughters. She lived in Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Bountiful Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 9 February 1930, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jeremiah Russell Willey
1847–1905
Annie Roberts
1851–1930
Marriage: 14 March 1868
Jeremiah Russell Willey
1869–1869
Annie Everington Willey
1870–1960
Samantha Audrey Willey
1872–1950
Mary May Willey
1874–1950
Sarah Louisa Willey
1877–1936
Rose Byrnina Willey
1881–1911
Lorena Willey
1884–1955
LaVaun Willey
1887–1909
Myrtle Willey
1891–1975

Sources (22)

  • Annie Willey in household of William J Stakes, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Annie Roberts Willey, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Annie Roberts in entry for Rose Willey Whitaker, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

English: from the personal name Robert , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname.

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

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