Ancestry of
Amy Adams

Movie Actress

William Hood Hill

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• • 2nd Great-grandfather of Amy Adams — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 20 
  • Father:
  • Alexander Hill 
  • Mother:
  • Agnes Hood   
  • Birth Date:
  • 22 Feb 1840 
  • Birth Location:
  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 13 Nov 1907 
  • Death Location:
  • Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Elysian Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Mary Caroline Sorensen
  • Marriage Date:
  • 1 Jan 1860 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Mill Creek, Salt Lake, Utah 
  • Child:

  John Hyrum Hill (Ahnentafel No:10 )

  • Notes: 

  • William Hill was a veteran of the Black Hawk War. He is said to have been “haunted by the officers” during the raid of 1885. He was also a Mormon who practiced bigamy as he was married to at least two wives.

• Additional marriages for William Hood Hill

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  • Spouse:
  • Elizabeth Ann Hamilton
  • Marriage Date:
  • 14 Feb 1870
  • Marriage Location:
  • Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

• Sources for William Hood Hill

  • ¹ Federal Census, UT, Salt Lake County, 1880, Mill Creek, E.D. 55, p. 21, Image 21 of 29.
  • ² Idaho, U.S., Death Index, 1890-1964, Death record for son John Hyrum Hill.
  • ³ Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848, Membership record for family of William Hood Hill.
  • ⁴ Pioneer Immigrants to Utah Territory, Record for family of William Hood Hill.
  • ⁵ Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards, Record for William Hood Hill.

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