Laura Cravath

Brief Life History of Laura

When Laura Cravath was born on 21 July 1840, in Wethersfield Springs, Wyoming, New York, United States, her father, Austin Cravath, was 34 and her mother, Eliza Doty, was 32. She married Ward Eaton Pack Sr on 26 September 1858, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Kamas, Summit, Utah, United States in 1900 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. In 1917, at the age of 77, her occupation is listed as housewife. She died on 28 July 1917, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

Photos and Memories (28)

Do you know Laura? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

Ward Eaton Pack Sr
1834–1907
Laura Cravath
1840–1917
Marriage: 26 September 1858
Ward Eaton Pack Jr
1859–1908
Marvin Elmer Pack
1860–1916
Leon Rodolphus Pack
1862–1941
Helen Eliza Pack
1864–1877
Julia Vilate Pack
1865–1882
Rubin Osmer Pack
1867–1868
Mary Agnes Pack
1868–1932
John Austin Pack
1871–1950
Grace Elizabeth Pack
1873–1946
Pearl Irene Pack
1875–1965
Laura Eleanor Pack
1879–1952

Sources (62)

  • Laura Pack in household of Ward E Pack, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Laura Pack, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Laura Cravatt Pack in entry for Ward Eaton Pack, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1863

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

Name Meaning

Feminine form of the Late Latin male name Laurus ‘laurel’. St Laura was a 9th-century Spanish nun who met her death in a cauldron of molten lead. Laura is also the name of the woman addressed in the love poetry of the Italian poet Petrarch ( Francesco Petrarca , 1304–74 ), and it owes much of its subsequent popularity to this. There have been various speculations about her identity, but it has not been established with any certainty. He first met her in 1327 while living in Avignon, and she died of the plague in 1348 . The popularity of the given name in the English-speaking world has endured since the 19th century, when it was probably imported from Italy.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

Story Highlight

Annie - A writing of Gwenllian Lewis Parry Huff

A writing of Gwenllian Lewis Parry Huff 1-11- Annie It was late afternoon and I had just arrived at my destination. A place so forbidding and desolate would be hard to find anywhere and the peo …

Discover Even More

As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

Create a FREE Account

Search for Another Deceased Ancestor

Share this with your family and friends.