Brief Life History of Epsy Jane
When Epsy Jane Williams was born on 10 January 1831, in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States, her father, Alexander Williams, was 27 and her mother, Isabella Gill, was 24. She married General William Byram Pace on 25 March 1852, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 16 January 1910, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Sources (39)
- Efesy Pace, "United States Census, 1900"
- Epsy J Williams in entry for John C Snow and Caroline W Leetham, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Epsy Jane Williams in entry for William James Pace, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
Spouse and Children
1832–1907 Male
1831–1910 Female
Children (15)
1853–1923 Female
1853–1932 Male
1854–1908 Male
1856–1906 Female
1858–1873 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1803–1876 Male
1806–1862 Female
Siblings (12)
1825–1852 Male
1827–1860 Male
1829–1834 Female
1831–1910 Female
1833–1920 Male
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 1
1836
Age 5
1852
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: variant of William , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America, this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages, such as Dutch Willems . Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
History: This surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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A BIOGRAPHY OF ALEXANDER WILLIAMS
A BIOGRAPHY OF ALEXANDER WILLIAMS by Croxier Kimball “The longer I live the more I am convinced that that which makes the only difference between the weak and the powerful, the great and the insigni …
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