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Rachel Ann (Evans) Harris (1830 - 1918)

Rachel Ann Harris formerly Evans aka Rowland
Born in Hirwaun, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdommap
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Daughter of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 18 Dec 1848 (to 1852) in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Walesmap
Wife of — married 12 Oct 1855 in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, USAmap
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Died at age 87 in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Rachel (Evans) Harris was born in Glamorgan, Wales.
Rachel (Evans) Harris was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Rachel Evans was born in 1830. She is the daughter of David Evans and Mary Ann Jomes.

She was christened on 24 October1830 in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales.

England and Wales Census of 1841 (Living in Penderyn, Breconshire, Wales):

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
William Rowland M 30
Mary Rowland F 30
Mary Rowland F 3
Rachel Rowland F 0 Breconshire
Rachel Evans F 10

She married William Rowland (widowed, son of Thomas Rowland). Rachel Evans was single, daughter of David Evans. They married on 18 Dec 1848 at Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales.

She arrived in Cedar City, Utah in 1949.

She married John Harris in 1855 in Cedar City, Iron, Utah.

Residence

1841 Merthyr Tudful, Glamorgan, Wales[1]
1860 Cedar City, Iron, Utah Territory, United States[2]
1880 Cedar City, Iron, Utah, USA[3]
1900 Kanarra, Cedar Precincts, Iron, Utah[4]

She passed on on 27 Jul 1918 in Cedar City, Iron county, Utah and is buried in Cedar City Cemetery, Cedar City, Iron County, Utah. [5]

Sources

  1. ↑ Source: #S-2116859729 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=uki1841wales&h=14153485&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1830 Birth place: Glamorgan, Wales Residence date: 1841 Residence place: Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales APID: 1,8979::14153485
  2. ↑ Source: #S-2116327468 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Cedar City, Iron, Utah Territory; Roll: ; Page: 754; Image: 218. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=34785495&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1830 Birth place: Wales Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Cedar City, Iron, Utah Territory, United States APID: 1,7667::34785495
  3. ↑ Source: #S-2116327471 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar City, Iron, Utah; Roll: 1336; Family History Film: 1255336; Page: 372A; Enumeration District: 22; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=15500689&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1831 Birth place: Wales Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States APID: 1,6742::15500689
  4. ↑ Source: #S-2116327489 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Cedar City, Iron, Utah; Roll: T623_1683; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 97. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=48092917&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: Aug 1830 Birth place: Wales Marriage date: 1848 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Kanarra, Cedar Precincts, Iron, Utah Arrival date: 1849 Arrival place: APID: 1,7602::48092917
  5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #11876528
  • Baptism: "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907"
    FamilySearch Record: X116-BMB (accessed 29 June 2023)
    Rachel Evans baptism on 24 Oct 1830 (born 30 Aug 1830), daughter of David Evans & Mary, in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom.
  • 1841 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1841"
    citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: M77F-7KC (accessed 29 June 2023)
    FindMyPast Image
    Rachel Evans (10) in Penderyn in Merthyr Tydfil registration district in Breconshire, Wales.
  • Marriage: "Wales, Glamorgan, Parish Register Marriages, 1837-1922"
    citing , Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, National Library, Aberystwyth; FHL microfilm 4,189,151.
    FamilySearch Record: JV3X-LWY (accessed 29 June 2023)
    Rachel Evans marriage to William Rowlands on 18 Dec 1848 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales.

Acknowledgments

  • Thank you to Regina Hall for creating WikiTree profile Evans-5845 through the import of Hall Family Tree.ged on May 2, 2013.




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Evans-27439 and Evans-5845 appear to represent the same person because: clear duplicate
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Rejected matches › Rachel (Harris) Baker (abt.1824-) › Ann Evans (bef.1828-) › Ann (Evans) Francis (1832-) › Ann Elizabeth (Evans) Bird (abt.1826-aft.1880) › Rachel Evans (1828-)

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