Brief Life History of John
John Tobin was born on 24 October 1833, in Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland as the son of Thomas Tobin and Ellen McGrath. He married Sarah Jane Rich on 9 December 1850, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 12 September 1889, at the age of 55.
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- Thomas R. Miller, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Tobin - Government record: birth: about 1835; Ireland
- John Tobin, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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
Irish (of Norman origin): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Tóibín, which is itself a shortened Gaelicized form of a Norman French habitational name from Saint-Aubin in Brittany (so called from the dedication of its church to Saint Albinus, see Albin ).
English (Lancashire): from a pet form of the personal name Tobias or Toby .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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