Brief Life History of Richard Perry
When Richard Perry Soper was born on 17 August 1833, in Queens, New York, United States, his father, Samuel Soper, was 40 and his mother, Hannah Jackson, was 36. He married Sarah Wells Hartley in 1856, in Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1857. He died on 2 December 1870, in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 37.
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- Richard P Soper, "United States Census, 1870"
- Richard P. Soper, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Richard P Soper in entry for Mary Louisa Forbes, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English (Devon): occupational name from Middle English soper(e), sap(i)ere ‘soaper, maker or seller of soap’ (Old English sāpere, apparently of Celtic origin). The process involved boiling oil or fat together with potash or soda.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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