Brief Life History of Harriet Matilda
When Harriet Matilda Kelsey was born on 24 July 1853, in Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Henry Kelsey, was 22 and her mother, Harriet Huggett, was 30. She married James Jordan Davis on 5 May 1873, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1870 and Salem Election Precinct, Utah, Utah, United States in 1940. She died on 7 July 1948, in Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Salem City Cemetery, Salem, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Harriet Matilda Kelsey Davis, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Harriett Kelsey, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Harriet Davis, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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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.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from North or South Kelsey in Lincolnshire, so named from an uncertain initial element (perhaps an Old English personal name with genitive -es) + Old English ēg ‘island’.
Possibly also an Americanized form of German Gelzer.
History: William Kelsey was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Harriet Matilda Kelsey Davis compiled by Lettie D. Peterson
A Sketch of the Life of Harriet Matilda Kelsey Davis Compiled by her daughter, Lettie D. Peterson …
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