Nimery Samaan

Brief Life History of Nimery

When Nimery Samaan was born on 15 June 1893, in Lebanon, her father, Bisharah Samaan, was 21 and her mother, Zehic Shaheen, was 21. She married Hanna Haddad on 21 December 1918, in Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1930 and Ogden City Legislative District 1, Ogden City Election Precinct, Weber, Utah, United States in 1940. She died on 24 October 1955, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 62.

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Family Time Line

Hanna Haddad
1895–1972
Nimery Samaan
1893–1955
Marriage: 21 December 1918
Nicholas John Joseph
1919–2003
Lewis Joseph
1921–1987
Joseph
1923–1923

Sources (19)

  • Mary M Joseph in household of John Joseph, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Mary Malouf, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941"
  • 1942 US Draft Record for Lewis Joseph (son of Mary Joseph)

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1896 · Utah becomes a state

After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

1910 · The BSA is Made

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Kamel, Mousa, Nader, Adnan, Asaad, Ashraf, Ayoub, Azmi, Bahjat, Chawki, Ehsan, Fadel.

Arabic (Levant and Egypt): most likely a variant of Samman ‘butter-merchant’. Bearers of this surname are both Muslims and Christians. Compare Semaan .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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