Brief Life History of Emma
When Emma Price was born on 27 April 1836, in Eastnor, Herefordshire, England, her father, James Price, was 32 and her mother, Ann Perkins, was 26. She married William McMillan Thompsen on 28 May 1857, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Mona, Juab, Utah, United States in 1880 and Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1901. She died on 18 February 1897, in Goshen, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Original Goshen Pioneer Cemetery, Goshen, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Emma Price in household of James Price, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Emma Price Burraston, "Find A Grave Index"
- Emma in entry for Wm James Burraston, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1852
Historical Boundaries: 1852: Utah Territory, United States 1852: Juab, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Juab, Utah, United States
1857
Historical Boundaries: 1857: Juab, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhys ‘son of Rhys’ (see Reece ). This is one of the commonest of Welsh surnames. It has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.
English: nickname from Middle English, Old French pris ‘excellent, noble, highly valued (person)’.
Americanized form of Jewish Preuss or Preis .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Emma Price (Thompson, Burraston)
“Emma, Eliza, and their mother [Ann Perkins] were fine seamstresses. They had made their living in England sewing for the gentry. They evidently lived comfortably and were able to save money to come t …
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