Brief Life History of Rufus Bronson
When Rufus Bronson Ensign was born on 28 December 1832, in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Horace Datus Ensign, was 35 and his mother, Mary Bronson, was 26. He married Sarah Ann Frost on 17 September 1869, 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 1910. He registered for military service in 1905. He died on 9 May 1915, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Rufus Ensign in household of Mary B Ensign, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rufus B. Ensign, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Rufus Ensign, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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World Events (8)
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: of uncertain etymology. From the 16th to the 19th century, the English vocabulary word ensign denoted a junior rank of infantry officer, which may be the source of the surname.
History: James Ensign (known as ‘the Puritan’) was born in Chilham, Kent,England, in 1606 and came to Hartford, CT, before 1644.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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BIOGRAPHY OF RUFUS BRONSON ENSIGN
Rufus Bronson Ensign was born 7 March 1828 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts to Horace Datus and Mary Bronson Ensign. His father joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints …
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