Hyrum H. Blackwell

Male7 January 1824–11 January 1864

Brief Life History of Hyrum H.

Hyrum H. Blackwell was born on 7 January 1824, in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States as the son of James Blackwell and Mary. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848. He died on 11 January 1864, at the age of 40.

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Family Time Line

James Blackwell
Mary
Hyrum H. Blackwell
1824–1864

Sources (14)

  • Hiram H Blackwell, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"
  • Hiram H Blackwell, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"
  • Hiram H Blackwell, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"

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Siblings (1)

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

Age 1

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Age 6

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.

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

Age 11

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called Blackwell, for example in Cumbria, Derbyshire, County Durham, Warwickshire, Somerset, Devon, Sussex, and Worcestershire, named in Old English frp blæc ‘black, dark’ + wæll(a), well(a) ‘spring, stream’. Alternatively, it may be a topographic name for someone who lived by the ‘dark well or stream’, Middle English blak + wel(le).

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

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