Ann Preece

Brief Life History of Ann

When Ann Preece was born on 17 July 1799, in Callow, Herefordshire, England, her father, Thomas Preece, was 38 and her mother, Ann Arnold, was 30. She married John Henry Walker on 17 October 1824, in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Bullingham, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died on 14 November 1859, in Union, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Henry Walker
1806–1879
Ann Preece
1799–1859
Marriage: 17 October 1824
Caroline Walker
1824–1843
Ann Walker
1827–1897
Eliza Walker
1829–1910
Sarah Walker
1832–1864
Elizabeth Walker
1834–1837
Maria Walker
1836–1930
Ellen Walker
1838–1842
Selina Walker
1841–1921
John Henry Walker
1843–1915
Charles Walker
1851–

Sources (37)

  • Ann Walker in household of Henry Walker, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Ann Preece, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Ann Preece Walker, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

Welsh (especially Herefordshire):

Anglicized form of the patronymic ap Rhys, also spelled ap Res ‘son of Rhys’. Preece is interchangeable with Price , the more common pronunciation of the name.

habitational name either from Prees in Shropshire or Preese in Lancashire. Both placenames derive from Proto-Welsh prês ‘brushwood, copse, grove’ (Welsh prys). Confusion between this name and 1 is likely.

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

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Story Highlight

Ann Preece Walker from Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude Vol 4, p. 3229

Ann was born on July 17, 1799 in Callow, Herefordshire, England. She married Henry Walker in Bullinghope, England. She and her husband were among the first converts to theChurch of Jesus Christ of La …

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