Hyrum Smith Barnard

Brief Life History of Hyrum Smith

When Hyrum Smith Barnard was born on 11 November 1845, in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, United States, his father, John Porter Barnard, was 41 and his mother, Eliza Ann Wycoff, was 38. He married Laura Ann Preece on 5 March 1868, in Calls Fort, Box Elder, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Calls Fort, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1880 and Deweyville, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 20 June 1923, in Garland, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Harper Ward Cemetery, Honeyville, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hyrum Smith Barnard
1845–1923
Laura Ann Preece
1846–1904
Marriage: 5 March 1868
Hyrum Edward Barnard
1869–1869
Laura Geneva Barnard
1870–1894
William Porter Barnard
1872–1880
Ira M Barnard
1874–1880
Luvera Ellen Barnard
1878–1879
Emily Josephine Barnard
1880–1914
Mary Louisa Barnard
1882–1942
Harriett Maria Barnard
1884–1962
Nellie Florence Barnard
1889–1930

Sources (30)

  • Hyrum Bernard, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Mr. Hyrum S Barnard, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Hyrum Smith Barnard, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1851 · Brigham City is Settled

In 1851, Brigham City is settled and named after Brigham Young.

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

English, Dutch, and French: variant of Bernard and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. The surname Barnard is very rare in France.

Americanized form of German Bernhard or Bernhardt , and of German, Polish, Czech, and Slovenian Bernard .

History: This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. John Barnard was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker). Another John Barnard, born in Boston in 1681, was a Congregational clergyman who served as minister of Marblehead, MA, from 1716 to 1770.

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

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