When John Pugmire was born on 14 May 1840, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Jonathan Pugmire, was 41 and his mother, Elizabeth Barnes, was 39. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 2 January 1852, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 11, and was buried in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States.
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In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
English (northern): variant of Pogmore, a habitational name from Pog Moor in Barnsley, Yorkshire.
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John Pugmire was born 14 May 1940 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England to Jonathan and Elizabeth Barnes Pugmire Sr. His parents were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sa …
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