Brief Life History of Mary Ellen Harris
When Mary Ellen Harris Abel was born on 5 October 1818, in Charleston, Montgomery, New York, United States, her father, Mathias Abel, was 27 and her mother, Sarah Harris, was 23. She married Heber Chase Kimball on 1 October 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 28 October 1902, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Mary Kimball in household of Harlow I. Lyon, "United States Census, 1900"
- Mary Ellen Kimball, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Mary Ellen Harris Kimball Able, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1841 · The Nauvoo Legion
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.
Name Meaning
English, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, French, Spanish, and Polish; Slovak (mainly Ábel) and Czech (also Ábel): from the Biblical personal name Abel, Slovak Ábel, which was used in continental Europe from the sixth century. After the Norman Conquest it was introduced to England and Scotland, where it had a brief currency in the 12th and 13th centuries before being revived in England after the Reformation. In the Book of Genesis Abel is a son of Adam, murdered by his brother Cain (Genesis 4:1–8). In Christian tradition he is regarded as a representative of suffering innocence. The Hebrew form of the name is Hebel (Latinized as Abel), from a vocabulary word meaning ‘breath’.
German: from the personal name Abel, a pet form of Albrecht .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Utah Pioneers - Mary Ellen Abel
Mary Ellen Abel was married to Heber C. Kimball in the Nauvoo Temple and came to Utah in 1847. Adelia Almira Wilcox, who married Heber C. Kimball in 1856, said that when she moved to the big house on …
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