Robert Aveson

Brief Life History of Robert

When Robert Aveson was born on 22 August 1847, in Bradford St James, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Aveson, was 63 and his mother, Ann Fawcett, was 21. He married Mary Ann Rawlings on 26 July 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He died on 17 December 1939, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Aveson
1847–1939
Mary Ann Rawlings
1852–1924
Marriage: 26 July 1869
Francis William Aveson
1870–1871
Robert Fawcett Aveson
1873–1943
Albert Newlove Aveson
1876–1955
Samuel Rawlings Aveson
1881–1956
Matilda Frances Aveson
1884–1975
Franklin Ether Aveson
1886–1886
Florence Mary Aveson
1887–1975
Josephine Mary Ann Aveson
1890–1983

Sources (44)

  • Robert Avison in household of Thomas Avison, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Robert Aveson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Robert Aveson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868

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.

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: see Avison .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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Robert Aveson

This section is from Andrew Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p.679 Aveson, Robert, one of the presidents of the fourth quorum of Seventy, is the second son of Thomas Aveson and Ann Faw …

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