Brief Life History of William
When William Simmons was born on 26 March 1844, in Maresfield, Sussex, England, his father, Richard Simmons, was 19 and his mother, Lydia Best, was 18. He married Esther Winn on 22 December 1866. He lived in St Mary Magdalen, Sussex, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 26 February 1904, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Lehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- William Simmons in household of Richard Simmons, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- William Simmonds, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- William Simmond, "Utah, Utah County Records, 1850-1962"
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1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
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.
Name Meaning
English (southeastern): variant of Simon , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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