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Howells, Ann Evans Francis, 1833-1874

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1833 - 1874

Biographical History

Ann Evans Francis Howells (1833-1874) was a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Wales.

Ann Evans Francis was born on May 26, 1833, to Benjamin and Margaret Francis in Newcwrt, South Wales. She was baptized at age 14, and left Wales just over one year later, in 1849, to go to Utah. She left with her parents and three siblings, but only she and her mother made it there. Ann entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1852, and was married to Thomas Howells in 1853. She bore thirteen children, and provided for them almost single-handedly while Thomas served a mission. She died on May 30, 1874, in Salt Lake City, presumably of tuberculosis.

Citation:
UPB files, Oct. 13, 2016 (Ann Evans Francis; b. May 26, 1833 in Newcwrt, South Wales; baptized at age 14; left Wales for Utah, 1849, with parents and three siblings, only she and mother arrived in 1852; m. Thomas Howells, 1853; thirteen children, and provided for them almost single-handedly while Thomas served mission; d. May 30, 1874, in Salt Lake City (tuberculosis))

Find-A-Grave, via WWW, Aug. 16, 2016 (Ann Evans Francis Howells; b. May 26, 1833 in Llanwenog, Cardinganshire, Wales; parents: Benjamin and Margaret Evans Francis; m. Thomas Price Howells; d. May 30, 1874 in Salt Lake City, Utah)

Familysearch, via WWW, Oct. 13, 2016 (Ann Evans Francis; Ann Francis Howells; Ann Howells; b. May 16, 1833 in Llanwenog, Cardiganshire, Wales, United Kingdom; baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mar. 10, 1857; arrived in Salt Lake City, Sept. 30, 1852; m. Oct. 12, 1853 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Thomas Howells; fifteen children; d. May 30, 1874 in Salt Lake City, Utah)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, Oct. 13, 2016 (Frances Howells; Ann Howell)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Ann Evans Francis Howells family record book

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232579349]
Identifier: MSS 8909
Scope and Contents

Handwritten, leather-bound compilation of a journal, talks, and family records of Howells' family sewn together in one volume. Includes patriarchal blessings given to Howells' mother, Margaret Evans Francis, in 1853. Most of the items are in Welsh and do not have a date. The patriarchal blessings were translated into English and added to the middle of the volume. Dated approximately 1853.

Dates: approximately 1853
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ann Evans Francis Howells family record book

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