When Clara Emma Luce was born on 5 January 1841, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, Stephen Grant Luce, was 39 and her mother, Mary Ann Wheeler, was 39. She married William Albert Beebe on 8 April 1857, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848 and lived in Batesville, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1900 and Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States for about 6 years. In 1916, at the age of 75, her occupation is listed as none. She died on 30 October 1916, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Grantsville City Cemetery, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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English:
from the Old French and Middle English female personal name Luce, Lucy, from Latin Lucia .
habitational name from Lucé (Orne), transported to England by the Normans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesWILLIAM ALBERT BEEBE 1813-1884 LOUISA B. NEWTON 1819-1866 William Albert Beebe is a direct descendant of John Beebe, Sr. born at Broughton, Northampshire, England, in 1577 and who sailed from England …
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