Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Yearian was born on 24 August 1829, in Fritchton, Palmyra Township, Knox, Indiana, United States, his father, George Yearian, was 44 and his mother, Elizabeth Bell, was 37. He married Mary Jane Purcell on 18 May 1856, in Perry, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Lemhi Valley, Lemhi, Idaho, United States in 1880. He died on 20 August 1902, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Yearian Cemetery, Leadore, Lemhi, Idaho, United States.
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- Jacob Yearian, "United States Census, 1900"
- Jacob Gearian, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Jacob Yearian, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868
Name Meaning
Variant of Yeargin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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