Joseph William Cotterell

2 April 1872–23 August 1948 (Age 76)
Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of Joseph William

When Joseph William Cotterell was born on 2 April 1872, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, William Cotterell, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Ardell Hughes, was 18. He married Sarah Louise Oviatt on 1 December 1898, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 23 August 1948, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph William Cotterell
1872–1948
Sarah Louise Oviatt
1874–1948
Marriage: 1 December 1898
Newell Joseph Cotterell
1900–1991
Leila L. Cotterell
1901–1992
Elva Louise Cotterell
1902–1996
Clesson C. Cotterell
1904–1982
Maurine Cotterell
1907–1994
Sidney Hovey Cotterell
1909–1985
Ruth Elizabeth Cotterell
1910–2003
Vera Cotterell
1914–2009
Donald Lewis Cotterell
1915–1989

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 December 1898Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
    Age 3
    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
    1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
    Age 3
    During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 24
    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Cottrell .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Cottrell

    Sources (46)

    • Joseph W Cottrell in entry for Unknown, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
    • Joseph William Cotterell, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • J H in entry for De Von Youngberg Stewart and Ruth Elizabeth Cotterell, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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